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About Satharu Village

Satharu is a small village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 33 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satharu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satharu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177203
Area (hectares) 32.11 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 33
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satharu compares

By the 2011 count Satharu is the 225th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 32.11 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 997.

Getting to Satharu

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

Satharu lies about 42 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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 Satharu
Tehsil headquarters Amb 19 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 19 km
Nearest town Talwāra 32 km
District headquarters Una 42 km

Villages closest to Satharu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satharu village had a population of 62. That makes it the 225th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Satharu village has 33 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satharu has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Satharu is 177203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satharu covers 32.11 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.

Satharu falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Satharu is Tripal, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance for Satharu.

Satharu is about 42 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satharu is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 19 km away. Tripal is about 19 km away. Talwāra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlehar (under 2 km), Behar Jaswan Kashi (under 2 km) and Bhalehar (under 2 km).

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

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