# Santipur Village, Helem, Sonitpur (Assam) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Helem, Sonitpur 

# Santipur

Santipur is a village in Helem sub-district of Sonitpur district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 96 households**, the 118th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 485people (2011)
- 96households
- 77.6%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Santipur PIN code and other codes

Santipur falls in Helem sub-district, Sonitpur district, Assam.

- Community development blockChaiduar
- Census village code286955

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?

- Tezpur (district HQ)122 km by road
- Gohpur (nearest town)24 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barangabari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gohpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tezpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 22 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 **paddy and tea**. 

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, 19 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santipur · ■ Helem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**89%

Use banking services ****44%**

**37%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**86%

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 · ■ Helem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**951

Working population ****37.1%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 68.8% for women. 65% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (8%)

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 Helem

- Bilatia494 people
- Boroi T.E. 291/491 Grant491 people
- Bholaguri Gaon486 people
- Mandali Para485 people
- No.1 Hatijan476 people
- Bagar Pathar473 people
- Telar Sunga Bori472 people
- Lepeta Para463 people

[All 223 villages in Helem](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/sonitpur/helem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Santipur from Tezpur?122 km by road
- What is the population of Santipur?485 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santipur in?Sonitpur district (Helem sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Santipur?77.6% (Census 2011)