About Santra Village

Santra is a large village in Ramnagar I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,612, made up of 1,372 males and 1,240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Ramnagar I
Pincode	721446
Area (hectares)	157.56 hectares
Population	2,612
Male Population	1,372
Female Population	1,240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	904
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Santra compares

By the 2011 count Santra is the 13th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 157.56 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Santra

Santra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Santra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rautrapur, Raypur, Sadi and Saiyadpur. 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 Santra

As per the Census of India 2011, Santra village had a population of 2,612. That makes it the 13th largest of the 137 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Santra village has 1,372 males and 1,240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santra has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Santra is 721446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santra covers 157.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Santra falls under Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Santra notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Santra.

Santra is in Ramnagar I tehsil of Purba 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.