# Santuri, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Santuri

Santuri is a sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **78,515 people**, 1 town and 103 villages (92 inhabited). The largest village is Baltora (3,206 people).

- 78,515people (2011)
- 103villages
- 1town
- 64.2%literacy

## Population of Santuri compared with Puruliya

■ Santuri · ■ Puruliya district

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**953

Working population ****37.6%**

**42.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Santuri

Of every 100 households in Santuri in 2011, 37 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Santuri · ■ Puruliya district

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**87%

Tap water ****13%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**77%

Use banking services ****51%**

**43%

Television ****24%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**23%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Santuri

- Murulia5,929 people

## Largest villages in Santuri

- Baltora · 3,206 people
- Shunuri · 2,963 people
- Santuri · 2,700 people
- Ramchandrapur · 2,648 people
- Muraddi · 2,321 people
- Lalgar · 1,963 people
- Brindabanpur · 1,828 people
- Tarabari · 1,772 people
- Gorsika · 1,741 people
- Bheti · 1,695 people
- Kotaldih · 1,663 people
- Dandahit · 1,578 people
- Marbedya · 1,397 people
- Ghoramurga · 1,246 people
- Dumdumi · 1,244 people
- Kulai · 1,217 people

[All 103 villages in Santuri →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/santuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Santuri?103 (92 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Santuri in?Puruliya district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Santuri?78,515 (Census 2011)