Santoshpur, Purba Bardhaman

Santoshpur
Santoshpur
Village
	Santoshpur Location in West Bengal, India Santoshpur Santoshpur (India)
	Coordinates: 23°28′33.3″N 87°55′39.0″E / 23.475917°N 87.927500°E
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
• Rank	1,963
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	713125
Telephone/STD code	0342
Lok Sabha constituency	Bardhaman-Durgapur
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bhatar
Website	purbabardhaman.gov.in

Santoshpur is a village in Bhatar CD block in Bardhaman Sadar North subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

History[edit]

Census 2011 Santoshpur Village Location Code or Village Code 319829. The village of Santoshpur is located in the Bhatar tehsil of Burdwan district in West Bengal, India.

Demographics[edit]

The village of Santoshpur spans a geographic area of 239.14 hectares. Santoshpur features a total population of 1,963 peoples. It is home to a population of 1,963 individuals, residing in approximately 473 houses. The nearest village to Kumarun is Ratanpur located approximately 2 km away.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Caste[edit]

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.72% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.10% of total population in Santoshpur village.

Population and house data[edit]


Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total no. of houses	473	-	-
Population	1,963	1,010	953
Child (0–6)	222	106	109
Schedule Caste	446	221	225
Schedule Tribe	2	1	1

Work[edit]

In Santoshpur village out of the total population, 678 were engaged in work activities. 95.87% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.13% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 678 workers engaged in Main Work, 164 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 282 were agricultural labourer.

Transport[edit]

At around 34 kilometres (21 mi) from Purba Bardhaman, the journey to Santoshpur from the town can be made by bus and the nearast rail station, Bhatar.^[4]

Healthcare[edit]

Nearest Rural Hospital at Bhatar (with 60 beds) is the main medical facility in Bhatar CD block. There are primary health centres.

External links[edit]

Map
Ratanpur

References[edit]

^ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
^ "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
^ "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Series 20 Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 637: Map of Bhatar CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
^ "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Series 20 Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 637: Map of Bhatar CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

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[census3-2011-1] "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 26 February 2017.

[2] "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.

[3] "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Series 20 Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 637: Map of Bhatar CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

[4] "District Census Handbook Barddhaman, Series 20 Part XII A, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Page 637: Map of Bhatar CD Block. Directorate of Census Operations 2011. Retrieved 21 January 2019.

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