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About Santoshpur Village

Santoshpur is a large village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,185, made up of 1,143 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732125, 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 Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732125
Area (hectares) 90.4 hectares
Population 2,185
Male Population 1,143
Female Population 1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Santoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Santoshpur is the 32nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 90.4 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Santoshpur

Santoshpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Santoshpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 35 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Harishchandrapur, about 3.5 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 Harishchandrapur 3.5 km
Nearest town Manihāri 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Harischandrapur I 35 km
District headquarters Maldah 35 km

Villages closest to Santoshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harischandrapur I 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 2,185. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Santoshpur village has 1,143 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshpur has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Santoshpur is 732125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshpur covers 90.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Santoshpur falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Santoshpur is Harishchandrapur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Santoshpur.

Santoshpur is about 35 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santoshpur is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. Harishchandrapur is about 3.5 km away. Manihāri is about 29 km away. Harischandrapur I is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nabagram (under 2 km), Simulia (under 2 km) and Gangor (under 2 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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