Santoshpur
Census Town
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Coordinates: 22°30′N 88°10′E / 22.50°N 88.17°E / 22.50; 88.17
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Howrah
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	7,695
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	WB
Lok Sabha constituency	Uluberia
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Uluberia Uttar
Website	wb.gov.in

Santoshpur is a census town in Uluberia II CD Block of Uluberia subdivision in Howrah district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration.

Geography

Santoshpur is located at 22°30′N 88°10′E / 22.50°N 88.17°E / 22.50; 88.17.^[1]

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).^[2]

Santoshpur was part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration in 2011 census.^[3]

As of 2001^[update] India census,^[4] 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.