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About Santra Village

Santra is a mid sized village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,107, made up of 561 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 313.23 hectares
Population 1,107
Male Population 561
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Santra compares

By the 2011 count Santra is the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 313.23 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Santra

Santra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santra 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santra from other places

Santra lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 7.2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Santra
Nearest railway station Dakshin Barasat‎ 7.2 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 13 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Santra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I tehsil.

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 Santra

As per the Census of India 2011, Santra village had a population of 1,107. That makes it the 68th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Santra village has 561 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santra has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Santra is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santra covers 313.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Santra falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Santra is Dakshin Barasat‎, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Santra.

Santra is about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Santra is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dakshin Barasat‎ is about 7.2 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 11 km away. Bhangar I is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandaneswar (5.0 km), Gangapur (6.1 km) and Chandipur (6.4 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Santra today is likely to be higher.

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