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About Satahi Village

Satahi is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 13 males and 10 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 769 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satahi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 20.55 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 13
Female Population 10
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 769
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satahi compares

By the 2011 count Satahi is the 203rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 20.55 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Satahi

Satahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Satahi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Satahi from other places

Satahi lies about 34 km from Shimla. 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 Satahi
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 1.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 34 km

Villages closest to Satahi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satahi village had a population of 23. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Satahi village has 13 males and 10 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satahi has about 769 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Satahi is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satahi covers 20.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Satahi falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Satahi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Satahi.

Satahi is about 34 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satahi is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 1.9 km away. Shimla is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baknawal (under 2 km), Panog (under 2 km) and Dhanroti (under 2 km).

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

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