Santoshpur, Purba Bardhaman

Santoshpur
Village
Santoshpur Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Santoshpur Santoshpur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°28′33.3″N87°55′39.0″E / 23.475917°N 87.927500°E / 23.475917; 87.927500
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

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

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

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

Population and house data

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

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

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

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

External links

• Map
• Ratanpur

References

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.