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About Santoshpur Village

Santoshpur is a mid sized village in Haringhata tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,280, made up of 677 males and 603 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741221, 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 Nadia
Tehsil Haringhata
Pincode 741221
Area (hectares) 95.9 hectares
Population 1,280
Male Population 677
Female Population 603
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 59th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents. Its 95.9 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

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 Par Majdia, Parulia, Paschim Satbaria and Purba Satbaria. 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 1,280. That makes it the 59th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents.

Santoshpur village has 677 males and 603 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshpur has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Santoshpur is 741221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshpur covers 95.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santoshpur falls under Haringhata tehsil of Nadia 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 Haringhata 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 Santoshpur today is likely to be higher.

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