# Santia Village, Chapra, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Chapra, Nadia 

# Santia

Santia is a village in Chapra sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,447 people in 796 households**, the 31st largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 3,447people (2011)
- 796households
- 60.5%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santia

Of every 100 households in Santia in 2011, 13 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Santia · ■ Chapra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**68%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**29%

Tap water ****5%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**60%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****21%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**32%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Santia?

■ Santia · ■ Chapra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**964

Working population ****37.2%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 61.0% for women. 62% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 418 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 310 (24%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 123 (10%) · **■** Marginal 421 (33%)

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 Chapra

- Gongra3,733 people
- Bahirgachhi3,654 people
- Talukhuda3,628 people
- Ranabanda3,499 people
- Madhabpur3,408 people
- Kalyandaha3,395 people
- Malam Gachha3,144 people
- Bagbaria3,138 people

[All 83 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/chapra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santia?3,447 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santia in?Nadia district (Chapra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santia?60.5% (Census 2011)