Santipur

Shantipur is a city and a municipality in Ranaghat subdivision of Nadia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. This small town has been declared a city recently. The fort area of this city, also known as Daak-Gharh is thought to have been built by Raja Krishnachandra of Nadia. Babla is one of famous place for pilgrims.Rasjatra is very famous festival of SHANTIPUR town.GeographyShantipur is located at. It has an average elevation of 15 metres (49 feet).Santipur is famous for handloom sarees from ancient times. After the partition of India, many weavers came from Dhaka of Bangladesh and started to reside here in Phulia region, which is a Panchayat area of Santipur.DemographicsIn the 2011 census, Shantipur Urban Agglomeration had a population of 288,718, out of which 147,299 were males and 141,419 were females. The 0–6 years population was 24,006. Effective literacy rate for the 7+ population was 82.67 per cent.India census, Shantipur had a population of 138,195. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Shantipur has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 58%. In Shantipur, 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.ReligionsHinduism is majority religion in Santipur city with 79.15 % followers. Islam is second most popular religion in city of Santipur with approximately 20.25 % following it. In Santipur city, Christinity is followed by 0.04 %, Jainism by 0.01 %, Sikhism by 0.02 % and Buddhism by 0.01 %. Around 0.42 % stated Other Religion, approximately 0.11 % stated No Particular Religion.