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About Satum Village

Satum is a small village in Koloriang tehsil, in the district of Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 144, made up of 72 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males.

Satum Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satum village
Description Value
State Arunachal Pradesh
District Kurung Kumey
Tehsil Koloriang
Population 144
Male Population 72
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satum compares

By the 2011 count Satum is the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 77 residents. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Satum

Satum is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Satum as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Satum from other places

Satum lies about 6.4 km from Kurung Kumey, and the nearest railway station is Naharlagun, about 94 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Satum
Tehsil headquarters Koloriang under 2 km
District headquarters Kurung Kumey 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Naharlagun 94 km
Nearest town Itanagar 95 km

Villages closest to Satum

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Koloriang tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Satum

As per the Census of India 2011, Satum village had a population of 144. That makes it the 9th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 77 residents.

Satum village has 72 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satum has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Satum falls under Koloriang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Satum is Naharlagun, about 94 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Satum.

Satum is about 6.4 km from Kurung Kumey in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satum is in Koloriang tehsil of Kurung Kumey district. Koloriang is about under 2 km away. Kurung Kumey is about 6.4 km away. Naharlagun is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manghe Ii (under 2 km), Taipa (under 2 km) and Jeevandept (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Satum today is likely to be higher.

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