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About Sataun Village

Sataun is a large village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,963, made up of 1,560 males and 1,403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sataun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sataun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173029
Area (hectares) 75.3 hectares
Population 2,963
Male Population 1,560
Female Population 1,403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sataun compares

By the 2011 count Sataun is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 75.3 hectares work out to about 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Sataun

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

Sataun lies about 25 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 46 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 Sataun
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 6.1 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 14 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 25 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 46 km

Villages closest to Sataun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sataun village had a population of 2,963. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Sataun village has 1,560 males and 1,403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sataun has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Sataun is 173029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sataun covers 75.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 39 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sataun falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sataun is Dehradun, about 46 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 Sataun.

Sataun is about 25 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sataun is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 6.1 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 14 km away. Sirmaur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatrog (1.9 km), Poka (2.3 km) and Nao Barwa (2.7 km).

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

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