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About Santra Village

Santra is a mid sized village in Chakdah tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 897, made up of 478 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Chakdah
Pincode 741223
Area (hectares) 79.91 hectares
Population 897
Male Population 478
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
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 Santra compares

By the 2011 count Santra is the 109th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents. Its 79.91 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Santra

Santra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santra 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 Rautari, Rukminidanga, Ruppur and Saguna. 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 Santra

As per the Census of India 2011, Santra village had a population of 897. That makes it the 109th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,295 residents.

Santra village has 478 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santra has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Santra is 741223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santra covers 79.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santra falls under Chakdah tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Santra 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 Santra.

Santra is in Chakdah tehsil of Nadia 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 Santra today is likely to be higher.

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