# Santoshpur Village, Sironj, Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sironj, Vidisha 

# Santoshpur

Santoshpur is a village in Sironj sub-district of Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 163 households**, the 71st largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 823people (2011)
- 163households
- 66.3%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Santoshpur PIN code and other codes

Santoshpur falls in Sironj sub-district, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSironj
- Census village code480755

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?

- Sironj (sub-district HQ)31 km by road
- Vidisha (district HQ)116 km by road
- Sironj (nearest town)31 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?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mugal Sarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sironj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sironj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 53% of the 625 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Santoshpur

Of every 100 households in Santoshpur in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santoshpur · ■ Sironj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**46%

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

**8%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**17%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****11%**

**25%

Television ****6%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**39%

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 · ■ Sironj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**912

Working population ****40.2%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 59.2% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 236 (71%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 29 (9%)

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 Sironj

- Kudka Ahmadabad851 people
- Sanoti845 people
- Parsora840 people
- Kadarpur827 people
- Lidhora820 people
- Achanwada815 people
- Kuja810 people
- Barenda806 people

[All 289 villages in Sironj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/vidisha/sironj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Santoshpur from Vidisha?116 km by road
- What is the population of Santoshpur?823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santoshpur in?Vidisha district (Sironj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Santoshpur?66.3% (Census 2011)