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About Sathiara Village

Sathiara is a small village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 88 males and 78 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39 hectares hectares.

Sathiara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sathiara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 39 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 88
Female Population 78
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sathiara compares

By the 2011 count Sathiara is the 100th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 39 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sathiara

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

How far is Sathiara from other places

Sathiara lies about 51 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 5.4 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 Sathiara
Nearest railway station Hatwar 5.4 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 51 km

Villages closest to Sathiara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sathiara village had a population of 166. That makes it the 100th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Sathiara village has 88 males and 78 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sathiara has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Sathiara covers 39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sathiara falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sathiara is Hatwar, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sathiara.

Sathiara is about 51 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sathiara is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 5.4 km away. Kishanganj is about 11 km away. Baisi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basatpur (5.1 km), Pastura (7.0 km) and Balia (7.2 km).

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

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