# Santara Village, Indus, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Indus, Bankura 

# Santara

Santara is a village in Indus sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **406 people in 87 households**, the 110th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 406people (2011)
- 87households
- 81.2%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santara

Of every 100 households in Santara in 2011, 24 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santara · ■ Indus rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**80%

Use banking services ****31%**

**39%

Television ****25%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Santara?

■ Santara · ■ Indus rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**964

Working population ****26.6%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 72.6% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 17 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (24%) · **■** Marginal 64 (59%)

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 Indus

- Sauntari469 people
- Krishna Bati461 people
- Raypara422 people
- Ashwinpur413 people
- Srirampur395 people
- Chak Meral393 people
- Mamudpur376 people
- Simulia376 people

[All 131 villages in Indus](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indus/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santara?406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santara in?Bankura district (Indus sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santara?81.2% (Census 2011)