Village · Patan, Durg # Santra Santra is a village in Patan sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496223. The 2011 Census counted 2,435 people in 516 households, the 16th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 2,435 people (2011) - 516 households - 76.7% literacy - 496223 PIN code ## Santra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Santra is 496223. Santra falls in Patan sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496223 - Gram panchayat Santara - Community development block Patan - Census village code 442690 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Santra from nearby towns? - Patan (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Durg (district HQ) 30 km by road - Patan (nearest town) 15 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Santra? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Santra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Marra - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Patan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patan - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Santra known for? The main crops are paddy. About 80% of the 780 hectares of village land is sown, and 523 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Santra Of every 100 households in Santra in 2011, 92 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Santra · ■ Patan rural average - Electricity for lighting 92% 89% - Toilet within the home 19% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 81% 86% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 8% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 96% - Use banking services 15% 37% - Television 40% 43% - Mobile phone 22% 30% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 15% 18% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 19% 19% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Santra? ■ Santra · ■ Patan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 76.7% 78.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 988 998 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1007 977 - Working population 42.0% 48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 66.8% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 229 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 644 (63%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 56 (5%) · ■ Marginal 85 (8%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Patan - Godpendri 2,642 people - Kikirmeta 2,565 people - Mahuda 2,516 people - Bhansuli 2,480 people - Khudmuda 2,396 people - Dhaurabhatha 2,377 people - Borenda 2,331 people - Tarrighat 2,322 people All 142 villages in Patan ## Other places named Santra - Santra · Village, Ramnagar - I, Purba Medinipur · 2,612 people - Santra · Village, Nanoor, Birbhum · 2,201 people - Santra · Village, Badi, Raisen · 1,139 people - Santra · Village, Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas · 1,107 people - Santra · Village, Chakdah, Nadia · 897 people - Santra · Village, Ghasipura, Kendujhar · 565 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Santra? 496223 - How far is Santra from Durg? 30 km by road - What is the population of Santra? 2,435 (Census 2011) - Which district is Santra in? Durg district (Patan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Santra? 76.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/patan/santra/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.