Country India District Howrah Vehicle registration WB Elevation 6 m Local time Wednesday 1:39 PM | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Lok Sabha constituency Uluberia Population 7,695 (2011) | |
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Santoshpur is a census town in Uluberia II CD Block under Uluberia police station in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Map of Santoshpur, Nalpur, Howrah, West Bengal
Geography
Santoshpur is located at 22.50°N 88.17°E / 22.50; 88.17.
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Santoshpur had a total population of 7,695 of which 3,879 (50%) were males and 3,816 (50%) were females. Population below 6 years was 896. The total number of literates in Santoshpur was 5,757 (84.67 % of the population over 6 years).
Santoshpur was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.
As of 2001 India census, Santoshpur had a population of 7,181. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Santoshpur has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 69%. In Santoshpur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.