# Santoshpur Village, Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Kharsawan, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Kharsawan sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833010**. The 2011 Census counted **129 people in 29 households**, the 119th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 129people (2011)
- 29households
- 54.3%literacy
- 833010PIN code

## Santoshpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Santoshpur is 833010.** Santoshpur falls in Kharsawan sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833010
- Gram panchayatDalaikela
- Community development blockKharsawan
- Census village code378671

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

## How far is Santoshpur from nearby towns?

- Kharsawan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Seraikela Kharsawan (district HQ)26 km by road
- Seraikela (nearest town)23 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 Santoshpur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Santoshpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Saraikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharsawana
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Santoshpur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 95% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**71%

Television ****0%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Santoshpur?

■ Santoshpur · ■ Kharsawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**947

Working population ****27.9%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 41.3% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (47%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (11%) · **■** Marginal 4 (11%)

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 Kharsawan

- Jagatpur149 people
- Kotoalbadi147 people
- Bandubera138 people
- Rughunath Pur138 people
- Saharbera125 people
- Sargaposi118 people
- Katwan115 people
- Kondadih106 people

[All 134 villages in Kharsawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/kharsawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Santoshpur?833010
- How far is Santoshpur from Seraikela Kharsawan?26 km by road
- What is the population of Santoshpur?129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Kharsawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?54.3% (Census 2011)