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About Satmeri Village

Satmeri is a mid sized village in Bahadurganj tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 370 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satmeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satmeri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Bahadurganj
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 370
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satmeri compares

By the 2011 count Satmeri is the 74th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Satmeri

Satmeri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Satmeri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Satmeri from other places

Satmeri lies about 35 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 10 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 Satmeri
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurganj 18 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 18 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 35 km

Villages closest to Satmeri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bahadurganj 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 Satmeri

As per the Census of India 2011, Satmeri village had a population of 678. That makes it the 74th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,128 residents.

Satmeri village has 370 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satmeri has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Satmeri is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satmeri covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Satmeri falls under Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Satmeri is Pawakhali, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Satmeri.

Satmeri is about 35 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satmeri is in Bahadurganj tehsil of Kishanganj district. Pawakhali is about 10 km away. Bahadurganj is about 18 km away. Bahādurganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duadangi (3.8 km), Kathalbari (6.0 km) and Brahmotar Gachh (8.6 km).

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

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