# Santh Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Santh

Santh is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,262 people in 174 households**, the 44th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 1,262people (2011)
- 174households
- 62.7%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Santh PIN code and other codes

Santh falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatItarhi
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248722

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

## How far is Santh from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)15 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)15 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 Santh?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Santh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pasahara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Santh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 93% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Santh

Of every 100 households in Santh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santh · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**55%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Santh?

■ Santh · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**946

Working population ****31.4%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 57.0% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (37%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (9%) · **■** Marginal 77 (19%)

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 Itarhi

- Kharhana1,415 people
- Jamuaon1,370 people
- Paharpur1,300 people
- Konch1,284 people
- Parsotimpur1,240 people
- Indaur1,236 people
- Karanjuwa1,221 people
- Karmi1,219 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Santh from Buxar?15 km by road
- What is the population of Santh?1,262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santh in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Santh?62.7% (Census 2011)