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About Santipur Village

Santipur is a mid sized village in Jaynagar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,430, made up of 720 males and 710 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743391, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar I
Pincode 743391
Area (hectares) 48.11 hectares
Population 1,430
Male Population 720
Female Population 710
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Santipur compares

By the 2011 count Santipur is the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents. Its 48.11 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Santipur

Santipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Santipur as Available within 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Santipur from other places

Santipur lies about 14 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gocharan, about 2.1 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 Santipur
Nearest railway station Gocharan 2.1 km
Nearest town Baruipur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar I 14 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 14 km

Villages closest to Santipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santipur village had a population of 1,430. That makes it the 46th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,336 residents.

Santipur village has 720 males and 710 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santipur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Santipur is 743391. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santipur covers 48.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Santipur falls under Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Santipur is Gocharan, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Santipur.

Santipur is about 14 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.

Santipur is in Jaynagar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gocharan is about 2.1 km away. Baruipur is about 11 km away. Jaynagar I is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Neutala (under 2 km), Kismat Goalberia (under 2 km) and Goalberia (under 2 km).

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

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