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About Santoshnagar Village

Santoshnagar is a large village in Mathurapur I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,856, made up of 1,466 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Santoshnagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Santoshnagar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mathurapur I
Pincode 743354
Area (hectares) 36.37 hectares
Population 2,856
Male Population 1,466
Female Population 1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
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 Santoshnagar compares

By the 2011 count Santoshnagar is the 17th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents. Its 36.37 hectares work out to about 79 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Santoshnagar

Santoshnagar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Santoshnagar 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 Santoshnagar from other places

Santoshnagar lies about 4.0 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 2.7 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 Santoshnagar
Nearest railway station Mathurapur Road 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mathurapur I 4.0 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 4.0 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 4.8 km

Villages closest to Santoshnagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Santoshnagar village had a population of 2,856. That makes it the 17th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,860 residents.

Santoshnagar village has 1,466 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Santoshnagar has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Santoshnagar is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Santoshnagar covers 36.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 79 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Santoshnagar falls under Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Santoshnagar is Mathurapur Road, about 2.7 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 Santoshnagar.

Santoshnagar is about 4.0 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.

Santoshnagar is in Mathurapur I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 2.7 km away. Mathurapur I is about 4.0 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 4.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Subuddhipur (under 2 km), Lalpur (under 2 km) and Rampur (under 2 km).

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

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