About Satlai Village

Satlai is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 133 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satlai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satlai village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Junga
Pincode	171210
Area (hectares)	171.79 hectares
Population	253
Male Population	133
Female Population	120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Satlai compares

By the 2011 count Satlai is the 18th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 171.79 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Satlai

Satlai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Satlai as Available within village. 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 Satlai from other places

Satlai lies about 17 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, 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 Satlai
Tehsil headquarters	Junga	10 km
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	17 km
District headquarters	Shimla	17 km

Villages closest to Satlai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satlai village had a population of 253. That makes it the 18th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Satlai village has 133 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satlai has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Satlai is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satlai covers 171.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Satlai falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Satlai is Shoghi railway station, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Satlai.

Satlai is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satlai is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 10 km away. Shoghi railway station is about 17 km away. Shimla is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.