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- LGD code
- 220698
- Pincode
- 847404
- Post office
- Jhanjharpur
- Population
- 2,583
- Households
- 457
- Literacy rate
- 55.1%
- Sex ratio
- 944 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 610
Census 2011 · in context
How Santnagar compares
By population, Santnagar ranks #21 of 67 villages in Jhanjharpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.1%
+5.2% vs mandal average
- Santnagar
- 55.1%
- Jhanjharpur mandal
- 49.9%
- Madhubani district
- 48.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
+6 vs mandal average
- Santnagar
- 944
- Jhanjharpur mandal
- 938
Household size
people per home
5.7
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Santnagar
- 5.7
- Jhanjharpur mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Santnagar at a glance
Santnagar is a village of 2,583 people in 457 households (Census 2011) in Jhanjharpur block, Madhubani district, Bihar, the 21st-largest of 67 villages in Jhanjharpur block. Literacy is 55%, 5 points above the block average of 50% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 847404, served by Jhanjharpur post office; the LGD village code is 220698. The village votes in Simri Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 3,045 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sant Nagar →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santnagar · this village | 2,583 | 55% | — |
| Walipur · Jhanjharpur | 2,199 | 46% | — |
| Banaur · Jhanjharpur | 1,699 | 61% | — |
| Imadpatti · Jhanjharpur | 1,694 | 45% | — |
| Ramkhetari · Jhanjharpur | 1,451 | 48% | — |
| Khaira Shivottar · Jhanjharpur | 695 | 49% | — |
| Motipur · Jhanjharpur | 12 | 67% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Santnagar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- JHANJHARPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Santnagar
- Total area (ha)
- 142
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 9.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Santnagar
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Key facts — Santnagar
- LGD code
- 220698
- Pincode
- 847404
- Post office
- Jhanjharpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,583
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,045
- Households
- 457
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 944
- Literacy rate
- 55.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Simri Bakhtiarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay Kumar Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Jhanjharpur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 847404
- RaiamJhanjharpur mandal15,696 pop
- MahrailAndhratharhi mandal12,630 pop
- HarriAndhratharhi mandal11,298 pop
- Kothia BharaulJhanjharpur mandal8,938 pop
- ChanauraganjJhanjharpur mandal6,295 pop
- SukhetJhanjharpur mandal5,792 pop
- SimraJhanjharpur mandal5,163 pop
- HarnaAndhratharhi mandal4,309 pop
- Balni MehathJhanjharpur mandal3,808 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Santnagar
Other villages in Jhanjharpur mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)