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About Santai Village

Santai is a mid sized village in Pingla tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,067, made up of 553 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santai village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Pingla
Pincode 721140
Area (hectares) 177.39 hectares
Population 1,067
Male Population 553
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Santai compares

By the 2011 count Santai is the 54th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents. Its 177.39 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Santai

Santai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santai 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 Salmara, Samsara, Sangar and Sangar Batitaki. 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 Santai

As per the Census of India 2011, Santai village had a population of 1,067. That makes it the 54th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,113 residents.

Santai village has 553 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santai has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Santai is 721140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santai covers 177.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santai falls under Pingla tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Santai 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 Santai.

Santai is in Pingla 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 Santai today is likely to be higher.

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