About Santoshpur Village

Santoshpur is a mid sized village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,429, made up of 719 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721435, 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	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Dantan II
Pincode	721435
Area (hectares)	212.38 hectares
Population	1,429
Male Population	719
Female Population	710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Santoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Santoshpur is the 37th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 212.38 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 953.

Getting to Santoshpur

Santoshpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Santoshpur 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 Renjura, Sabra, Sadi Chak and Sahania. 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.

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Common questions about Santoshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Santoshpur village had a population of 1,429. That makes it the 37th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Santoshpur village has 719 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshpur has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Santoshpur is 721435. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshpur covers 212.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santoshpur falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Santoshpur.

Santoshpur is in Dantan 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.