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About Santoshpur Village

Santoshpur is a large village in Bharatpur I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,497, made up of 1,868 males and 1,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742301, 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 Bharatpur I
Pincode 742301
Area (hectares) 396.61 hectares
Population 3,497
Male Population 1,868
Female Population 1,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 872
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 396.61 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below 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 10+ 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 Sahapur, Saiyad Kulutia, Saktipur and Sank Palisa. 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 3,497. That makes it the 14th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Santoshpur village has 1,868 males and 1,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshpur has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Santoshpur is 742301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshpur covers 396.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santoshpur falls under Bharatpur I tehsil of Murshidabad 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Santoshpur.

Santoshpur is in Bharatpur I 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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