About Satral Village

Satral is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 71, made up of 36 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satral village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171225
Area (hectares)	53.9 hectares
Population	71
Male Population	36
Female Population	35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
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 Satral compares

By the 2011 count Satral is the 169th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 53.9 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Satral

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

Satral lies about 35 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 Satral
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	8.6 km
District headquarters	Shimla	35 km

Villages closest to Satral

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.

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Common questions about Satral

As per the Census of India 2011, Satral village had a population of 71. That makes it the 169th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Satral village has 36 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satral has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Satral is 171225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satral covers 53.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Satral notes the nearest railway station 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 Satral.

Satral is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satral is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 8.6 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.