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About Shantibari Village

Shantibari is a small village in Goalpokhar I tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 111 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Shantibari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Shantibari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar I
Pincode 733210
Area (hectares) 40.87 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 111
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Shantibari compares

By the 2011 count Shantibari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents. Its 40.87 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Shantibari

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

Shantibari lies about 31 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 14 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 Shantibari
Nearest town Bahādurganj 11 km
Nearest railway station Tauheed 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar I 31 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 31 km

Villages closest to Shantibari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Shantibari village had a population of 217. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,223 residents.

Shantibari village has 111 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Shantibari has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Shantibari is 733210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Shantibari covers 40.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Shantibari falls under Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Shantibari is Tauheed, about 14 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 Shantibari.

Shantibari is about 31 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Shantibari is in Goalpokhar I tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Bahādurganj is about 11 km away. Tauheed is about 14 km away. Goalpokhar I is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majgaon (6.4 km), Mahua (6.9 km) and Kanhaiabari (7.0 km).

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

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