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About Satrol Village

Satrol is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 423, made up of 211 males and 212 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satrol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satrol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173222
Area (hectares) 180.99 hectares
Population 423
Male Population 211
Female Population 212
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satrol compares

By the 2011 count Satrol is the 15th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 180.99 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Satrol

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

Satrol lies about 19 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kathleeghat, about 8.7 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 Satrol
Nearest railway station Kathleeghat 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 13 km
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
District headquarters Solan 19 km

Villages closest to Satrol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satrol village had a population of 423. That makes it the 15th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Satrol village has 211 males and 212 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satrol has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Satrol is 173222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satrol covers 180.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Satrol falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Satrol is Kathleeghat, about 8.7 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 Satrol.

Satrol is about 19 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satrol is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kathleeghat is about 8.7 km away. Kandaghat is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palashta Panjrol (under 2 km), Bandraun (under 2 km) and Mahog (1.6 km).

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

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