# Santoshpur Village, Chapar, Dhubri (Assam) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhubri/chapar/santoshpur/ Village · Chapar, Dhubri # Santoshpur Santoshpur is a village in Chapar sub-district of Dhubri district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **3,052 people in 602 households**, the 8th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%. - 3,052people (2011) - 602households - 40.2%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Santoshpur PIN code and other codes Santoshpur falls in Chapar sub-district, Dhubri district, Assam. - Gram panchayatTilapara - Community development blockChapar-Salkocha - Census village code281364 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Santoshpur from nearby towns? - Dhubri (district HQ)55 km by road - Bilasipara (nearest town)13 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 Santoshpur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Santoshpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salkocha - ○Degree college10+ km · Bilasipara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Santoshpur known for? About 39% of the 206 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 Santoshpur Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 3 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Santoshpur · ■ Chapar rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **11% Toilet within the home ****70%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **58% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **95% Use banking services ****5%** **29% Television ****1%** **7% Mobile phone ****52%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **34% Own their home ****100%** **93% 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 Santoshpur? ■ Santoshpur · ■ Chapar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.2%** **56.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050** **967 Working population ****30.3%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.1% for men and 34.8% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 300 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (24%) · **■** Household industry 54 (6%) · **■** Other work 222 (24%) · **■** Marginal 129 (14%) 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 Chapar - Tokrabandha3,665 people - Simlabari Pt.III3,654 people - Dhirbeel3,520 people - Chaibari Tea Estate3,487 people - Dudhnath2,907 people - Simlabari Pt.I2,825 people - Sastapara2,471 people - Chaibari Hindupara2,393 people [All 106 villages in Chapar](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhubri/chapar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Santoshpur from Dhubri?55 km by road - What is the population of Santoshpur?3,052 (Census 2011) - Which district is Santoshpur in?Dhubri district (Chapar sub-district), Assam - What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?40.2% (Census 2011)