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About Satrol Village

Satrol is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 30 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173220, 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 Kasauli
Pincode 173220
Area (hectares) 28.87 hectares
Population 54
Male Population 30
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Satrol compares

By the 2011 count Satrol is the 186th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 28.87 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 912.

Getting to Satrol

Satrol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Satrol 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 Satrol from other places

Satrol lies about 17 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 11 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 Koti 11 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 17 km
District headquarters Solan 17 km

Villages closest to Satrol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kasauli 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 54. That makes it the 186th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Satrol village has 30 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satrol has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Satrol is 173220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satrol covers 28.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Satrol is Koti, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Satrol.

Satrol is about 17 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 Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about 11 km away. Pinjaur is about 13 km away. Kasauli is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paratha (2.4 km), Kiyar (2.5 km) and Jakhrora (3.1 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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