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About Satmeri Village

Satmeri is a mid sized village in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 808, made up of 418 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares.

Satmeri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satmeri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 808
Male Population 418
Female Population 390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satmeri compares

By the 2011 count Satmeri is the 49th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Satmeri

Satmeri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Satmeri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 10 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 Dighalbank 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 808. That makes it the 49th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Satmeri village has 418 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satmeri has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

Satmeri covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Satmeri falls under Dighalbank 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 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 Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about 4.8 km away. Pawakhali is about 10 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 Bhurli Bhita (under 2 km), Garbhanadenga (under 2 km) and Teli Bhita (under 2 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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