About Satwar Village

Satwar is one of the larger villages in Goriakothi tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,912, made up of 3,966 males and 3,946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533 hectares hectares.

Satwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satwar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Goriakothi
Area (hectares)	533 hectares
Population	7,912
Male Population	3,966
Female Population	3,946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Satwar compares

By the 2011 count Satwar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents. Its 533 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Satwar

Satwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Satwar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Satwar from other places

Satwar lies about 16 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, 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 Satwar
Nearest railway station	Bishunpur Mahuari Halt	10 km
Nearest town	Mahārājgani	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goriakothi	16 km
District headquarters	Siwan	16 km

Villages closest to Satwar

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

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Common questions about Satwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Satwar village had a population of 7,912. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,838 residents.

Satwar village has 3,966 males and 3,946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satwar has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1015.

Satwar covers 533 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Satwar falls under Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Satwar is Bishunpur Mahuari Halt, 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 village for Satwar.

Satwar is about 16 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satwar is in Goriakothi tehsil of Siwan district. Bishunpur Mahuari Halt is about 10 km away. Mahārājgani is about 12 km away. Goriakothi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.