# Santha Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Santha

Santha is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841216**. The 2011 Census counted **3,475 people in 521 households**, the 22nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 3,475people (2011)
- 521households
- 65.4%literacy
- 841216PIN code

## Santha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Santha is 841216.** Santha falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- PIN code841216
- Gram panchayatMaujampur
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234431

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

## How far is Santha from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)22 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)20 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 Santha?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Santha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chapra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Santha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Santha

Of every 100 households in Santha in 2011, 15 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Santha · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**62%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****66%**

**57%

Television ****17%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Santha?

■ Santha · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**943

Working population ****22.3%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 52.1% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (10%) · **■** Marginal 499 (64%)

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 Garkha

- Filkabad3,605 people
- Raghupur3,602 people
- Bhuiganw3,504 people
- Pithaghat3,482 people
- Naraenpur3,318 people
- Mirzapur3,246 people
- Kadna3,023 people
- Pharusa3,013 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Santha?841216
- How far is Santha from Chhapra?22 km by road
- What is the population of Santha?3,475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santha in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Santha?65.4% (Census 2011)