# Santra Village, Chakdah, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chakdah, Nadia 

# Santra

Santra is a village in Chakdah sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **897 people in 188 households**, the 109th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.3%.

- 897people (2011)
- 188households
- 87.2%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santra

Of every 100 households in Santra in 2011, 53 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Santra · ■ Chakdah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**16%

Tap water ****44%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**48%

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

**9%

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

**86%

Use banking services ****24%**

**38%

Television ****24%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Santra?

■ Santra · ■ Chakdah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**78.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**937

Working population ****38.5%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.4% for men and 81.0% for women. 63% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 33 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (9%) · **■** Marginal 263 (76%)

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 Chakdah

- Raninagar943 people
- Mahanala935 people
- Harispur913 people
- Rameswarpur901 people
- Teli Gachha846 people
- Bagrabpur840 people
- Muktipara824 people
- Raghabpur821 people

[All 148 villages in Chakdah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chakdah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santra?897 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santra in?Nadia district (Chakdah sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santra?87.2% (Census 2011)