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About Santoshpur Village

Santoshpur is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 769 males and 712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743368
Area (hectares) 51.99 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 769
Female Population 712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Santoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Santoshpur is the 40th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 51.99 hectares work out to about 28 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 954.

Getting to Santoshpur

Santoshpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santoshpur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santoshpur from other places

Santoshpur 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 Santoshpur
Nearest railway station Kulpi under 2 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km

Villages closest to Santoshpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Santoshpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Santoshpur village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 40th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Santoshpur village has 769 males and 712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshpur has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Santoshpur is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshpur covers 51.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Santoshpur falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Santoshpur is Kulpi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Santoshpur.

Santoshpur 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Kalicharanpur (8.4 km), Hansdahara (11 km) and Basarali (12 km).

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

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