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About Satasa Village

Satasa is a large village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,144, made up of 1,147 males and 997 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.8 hectares hectares.

Satasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satasa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Area (hectares) 255.8 hectares
Population 2,144
Male Population 1,147
Female Population 997
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 Satasa compares

By the 2011 count Satasa is the 14th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 255.8 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Satasa

Satasa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Satasa 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 Satasa from other places

Satasa lies about 62 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khairadih Halt, about 21 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 Satasa
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 5.2 km
Nearest town Nokha 20 km
Nearest railway station Khairadih Halt 21 km
District headquarters Rohtas 62 km

Villages closest to Satasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satasa village had a population of 2,144. That makes it the 14th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Satasa village has 1,147 males and 997 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satasa has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Satasa covers 255.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Satasa falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Satasa is Khairadih Halt, about 21 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 Satasa.

Satasa is about 62 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satasa is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 5.2 km away. Nokha is about 20 km away. Khairadih Halt is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narayanpur (under 2 km), Bindaulia (under 2 km) and Balthari (1.7 km).

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

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