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About Santalshirshi Village

Santalshirshi is a small village in Binpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 185 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santalshirshi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santalshirshi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Binpur II
Pincode 721504
Area (hectares) 66.62 hectares
Population 354
Male Population 185
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Santalshirshi compares

By the 2011 count Santalshirshi is the 150th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 391 residents. Its 66.62 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Santalshirshi

Santalshirshi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santalshirshi 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 Salgerya, Salpatra, Saltora and Samarbhola. 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 Santalshirshi

As per the Census of India 2011, Santalshirshi village had a population of 354. That makes it the 150th largest of the 379 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 391 residents.

Santalshirshi village has 185 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santalshirshi has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Santalshirshi is 721504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santalshirshi covers 66.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santalshirshi falls under Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Santalshirshi 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 Santalshirshi.

Santalshirshi is in Binpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 Santalshirshi today is likely to be higher.

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