# Santai Village, Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad 

# Santai

Santai is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **789 people in 165 households**, the 80th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 789people (2011)
- 165households
- 68.7%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Santai PIN code and other codes

Santai falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSeoni-Malwa
- Census village code487173

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

## How far is Santai from nearby towns?

- Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)71 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town)26 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 Santai?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Santai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seoni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Seoni Malwa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Santai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and tuar**. About 51% of the 848 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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 Santai

Of every 100 households in Santai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santai · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**37%

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

**5%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****33%**

**42%

Television ****20%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**24%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****22%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Santai?

■ Santai · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**905

Working population ****53.0%**

**43.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 55.6% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 158 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (57%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%)

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 Seoni-Malwa

- Banapura803 people
- Hathnapur797 people
- Guwadi793 people
- Harpalpur790 people
- Pathada776 people
- Ghana744 people
- Faridpur729 people
- Bildhi721 people

[All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Santai from Hoshangabad?71 km by road
- What is the population of Santai?789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santai in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Santai?68.7% (Census 2011)