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About Satmi Village

Satmi is a large village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,362, made up of 2,232 males and 2,130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 357 hectares hectares.

Satmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satmi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dhamdaha
Area (hectares) 357 hectares
Population 4,362
Male Population 2,232
Female Population 2,130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Satmi compares

By the 2011 count Satmi is the 23rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 357 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Satmi

Satmi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Satmi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Satmi from other places

Satmi lies about 27 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sukhsena, about 17 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 Satmi
Tehsil headquarters Dhamdaha 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Sukhsena 17 km
Nearest town Banmankhi Bazar 24 km
District headquarters Purnia 27 km

Villages closest to Satmi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satmi village had a population of 4,362. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Satmi village has 2,232 males and 2,130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satmi has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Satmi covers 357 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Satmi falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Satmi is Sukhsena, about 17 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Satmi.

Satmi is about 27 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satmi is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Dhamdaha is about 8.8 km away. Sukhsena is about 17 km away. Banmankhi Bazar 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 Bansipurandaha (2.0 km), Bansipurandaha Milik (2.0 km) and Phulkahi (2.4 km).

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

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