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About Santoshpur Village

Santoshpur is a mid sized village in Jangipara tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,619, made up of 787 males and 832 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santoshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santoshpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Jangipara
Pincode 712404
Area (hectares) 205.18 hectares
Population 1,619
Male Population 787
Female Population 832
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Santoshpur is the 47th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 205.18 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Santoshpur

Santoshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santoshpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santoshpur from other places

Santoshpur lies about 45 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Akra, about 1.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Santoshpur
Nearest railway station Akra 1.5 km
Nearest town Maheshtala 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Jangipara 30 km
District headquarters Hugli 45 km

Villages closest to Santoshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jangipara tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Santoshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Santoshpur village had a population of 1,619. That makes it the 47th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Santoshpur village has 787 males and 832 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshpur has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Santoshpur is 712404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshpur covers 205.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santoshpur falls under Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Santoshpur is Akra, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Santoshpur.

Santoshpur is about 45 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santoshpur is in Jangipara tehsil of Hugli district. Akra is about 1.5 km away. Maheshtala is about 2.0 km away. Jangipara is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Krishnanagar (5.1 km), Amarpur (6.7 km) and Nabagram (7.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Santoshpur today is likely to be higher.

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