About Sontoshpur Village

Sontoshpur is a large village in Budge Budge I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,808, made up of 1,445 males and 1,363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sontoshpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sontoshpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Budge Budge I
Pincode	700140
Area (hectares)	146.5 hectares
Population	2,808
Male Population	1,445
Female Population	1,363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sontoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Sontoshpur is the 6th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents. Its 146.5 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sontoshpur

Sontoshpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sontoshpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sontoshpur from other places

Sontoshpur lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kulpi, about under 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 Sontoshpur
Nearest railway station	Kulpi	under 2 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Budge Budge I	17 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	17 km

Villages closest to Sontoshpur

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

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Common questions about Sontoshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sontoshpur village had a population of 2,808. That makes it the 6th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,275 residents.

Sontoshpur village has 1,445 males and 1,363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sontoshpur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sontoshpur is 700140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sontoshpur covers 146.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sontoshpur falls under Budge Budge I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sontoshpur is Kulpi, about under 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sontoshpur.

Sontoshpur is about 17 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.

Sontoshpur is in Budge Budge I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kulpi is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. Budge Budge I is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.