# Santipur Village, Mayabunder – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Mayabunder, North & Middle Andaman 

# Santipur

Santipur is a village in Mayabunder sub-district of North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted **1,120 people in 258 households**, the 7th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.0%.

- 1,120people (2011)
- 258households
- 87.5%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Santipur PIN code and other codes

Santipur falls in Mayabunder sub-district, North & Middle Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

- Gram panchayatSwadeshnagar
- Community development blockMayabunder
- Census village code645317

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Santipur from nearby towns?

- Mayabunder (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Mayabunder (district HQ)45 km by road
- Port Blair (nearest town)200 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Santipur?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Santipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Seadeshnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bakultala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Santipur known for?

The main crops are **rice, arecanut and coconut**. About 58% of the 295 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Santipur

Of every 100 households in Santipur in 2011, 62 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Santipur · ■ Mayabunder rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**52%

Tap water ****97%**

**85%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**61%

Use banking services ****95%**

**88%

Television ****47%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**16%

Own their home ****92%**

**62%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Santipur?

■ Santipur · ■ Mayabunder rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**86.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**972

Working population ****29.0%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 82.1% for women. 54% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 164 (50%) · **■** Other work 67 (21%) · **■** Marginal 94 (29%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mayabunder

- Harinagar1,902 people
- Tugapur1,872 people
- Pahalgaon1,468 people
- Karmatang1,229 people
- Pinakinagar1,011 people
- Swadesh Nagar956 people
- Rampur898 people
- Lucknow874 people

[All 50 villages in Mayabunder](https://wherepedia.org/india/andaman-and-nicobar-islands/north-middle-andaman/mayabunder/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Santipur from Mayabunder?45 km by road
- What is the population of Santipur?1,120 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santipur in?North & Middle Andaman district (Mayabunder sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Santipur?87.5% (Census 2011)