# Santola Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Santola

Santola is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 57 households**, the 183rd largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 278people (2011)
- 57households
- 64.5%literacy
- 1,090females per 1,000 males

## Santola PIN code and other codes

Santola falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAlampur
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225139

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

## How far is Santola from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)47 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)47 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 Santola?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Santola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Dospur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Azamnagar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Santola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 56 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Santola

Of every 100 households in Santola in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santola · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**33%

Own their home ****70%**

**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 Santola?

■ Santola · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1346**

**964

Working population ****33.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.2% for men and 60.9% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 85 (91%)

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 Azamnagar

- Gidaul313 people
- Tengri303 people
- Anandpur290 people
- Singhrol281 people
- Sitalmani274 people
- Gorkola273 people
- Lachhmipur267 people
- Rupaili261 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Santola from Katihar?47 km by road
- What is the population of Santola?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santola in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Santola?64.5% (Census 2011)