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About Santia Village

Santia is a large village in Chapra tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,447, made up of 1,745 males and 1,702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Chapra
Pincode 741103
Area (hectares) 511.83 hectares
Population 3,447
Male Population 1,745
Female Population 1,702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Santia compares

By the 2011 count Santia is the 31st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents. Its 511.83 hectares work out to about 6.7 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 941.

Getting to Santia

Santia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Santia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Pibragachhi, Pitambarpur, Rajibpur and Ramnagar. 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 Santia

As per the Census of India 2011, Santia village had a population of 3,447. That makes it the 31st largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,851 residents.

Santia village has 1,745 males and 1,702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santia has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Santia is 741103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santia covers 511.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santia falls under Chapra tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The census record for Santia 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 village for Santia.

Santia is in Chapra 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 Santia today is likely to be higher.

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