About Santipur Village

Santipur is a mid sized village in Kaliganj tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,802, made up of 906 males and 896 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santipur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Kaliganj
Pincode	741137
Area (hectares)	129.9 hectares
Population	1,802
Male Population	906
Female Population	896
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	989
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Santipur compares

By the 2011 count Santipur is the 48th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents. Its 129.9 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Santipur

Santipur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Santipur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Santipur from other places

Santipur lies about 53 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Bazarsau, about 2.4 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 Santipur
Nearest railway station	Bazarsau	2.4 km
Nearest town	Beldānga	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kaliganj	15 km
District headquarters	Nadia	53 km

Villages closest to Santipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaliganj 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.

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Common questions about Santipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Santipur village had a population of 1,802. That makes it the 48th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,916 residents.

Santipur village has 906 males and 896 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santipur has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Santipur is 741137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santipur covers 129.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santipur falls under Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Santipur is Bazarsau, about 2.4 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 5 - 10 km distance for Santipur.

Santipur is about 53 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santipur is in Kaliganj tehsil of Nadia district. Bazarsau is about 2.4 km away. Beldānga is about 11 km away. Kaliganj is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.