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About Santoshpur Village

Santoshpur is a large village in Tufanganj I tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,381, made up of 1,757 males and 1,624 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 403 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736159, 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 Koch Bihar
Tehsil Tufanganj I
Pincode 736159
Area (hectares) 403 hectares
Population 3,381
Male Population 1,757
Female Population 1,624
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 23rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents. Its 403 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

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. The nearest villages by name are Natabari, Neplerkuthi, Panisala and Purba Chikliguri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 3,381. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,379 residents.

Santoshpur village has 1,757 males and 1,624 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshpur has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Santoshpur is 736159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshpur covers 403 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santoshpur falls under Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Santoshpur notes the nearest railway station 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 in Tufanganj I tehsil of Koch Bihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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