# Santara Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Santara

Santara is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **469 people in 108 households**, the 173rd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 469people (2011)
- 108households
- 82.8%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santara

Of every 100 households in Santara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santara · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****90%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**965

Working population ****61.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 73.3% for women. 64% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 110 (38%)

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 Balurghat

- Chakamod474 people
- Jhinaipota474 people
- Sobra473 people
- Sibpur470 people
- Chamta468 people
- Sibrambati459 people
- Dharampur454 people
- Kismat Ramkrishnapur448 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santara?469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santara in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santara?82.8% (Census 2011)