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About Santoshpur Village

Santoshpur is a mid sized village in Beldanga II tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 330 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742163, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Beldanga II
Pincode 742163
Area (hectares) 25.56 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 330
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Santoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Santoshpur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents. Its 25.56 hectares work out to about 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sadatpur, Sadhukhali, Saharbati and Saharbatidiar. 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 645. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,106 residents.

Santoshpur village has 330 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Santoshpur is 742163. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshpur covers 25.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 25 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Santoshpur falls under Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The census record for Santoshpur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Beldanga II tehsil of Murshidabad 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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