# Santara Village, Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Santara

Santara is a village in Hemtabad sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **829 people in 191 households**, the 67th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 829people (2011)
- 191households
- 62.5%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Santara

Of every 100 households in Santara in 2011, 17 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santara · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**67%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**955

Working population ****44.3%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.1% for men and 52.5% for women. 59% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 71 (19%)

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 Hemtabad

- Nahusara890 people
- Sitalpur874 people
- Ramnathpara855 people
- Bolkundi836 people
- Kamalpur828 people
- Goalpara793 people
- Kashiya793 people
- Manikpara786 people

[All 116 villages in Hemtabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/hemtabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Santara?829 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santara in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Hemtabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Santara?62.5% (Census 2011)