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About Santoshpur Village

Santoshpur is a mid sized village in Kulpi tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 772, made up of 401 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743351, 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 Kulpi
Pincode 743351
Area (hectares) 92.37 hectares
Population 772
Male Population 401
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Santoshpur compares

By the 2011 count Santoshpur is the 105th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents. Its 92.37 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Santoshpur

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 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
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 Kulpi 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 772. That makes it the 105th largest of the 172 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,550 residents.

Santoshpur village has 401 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Santoshpur is 743351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshpur covers 92.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Santoshpur falls under Kulpi 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 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 Kulpi tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kulpi is about under 2 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas 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 Dakshin Mukundapur (under 2 km), Jagadishpur (under 2 km) and Kamar Chak (under 2 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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