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About Satkhari Village

Satkhari is a mid sized village in Palkot tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,498, made up of 745 males and 753 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835220, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satkhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satkhari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Palkot
Pincode 835220
Area (hectares) 929 hectares
Population 1,498
Male Population 745
Female Population 753
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satkhari compares

By the 2011 count Satkhari is the 14th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents. Its 929 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Satkhari

Satkhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Satkhari as Available within 10+ 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 Satkhari from other places

Satkhari lies about 28 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 21 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 Satkhari
Tehsil headquarters Palkot 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Kurkura 21 km
District headquarters Gumla 28 km
Nearest town Gumlā 28 km

Villages closest to Satkhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satkhari village had a population of 1,498. That makes it the 14th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,116 residents.

Satkhari village has 745 males and 753 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satkhari has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Satkhari is 835220. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satkhari covers 929 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Satkhari falls under Palkot tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Satkhari is Kurkura, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Satkhari.

Satkhari is about 28 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satkhari is in Palkot tehsil of Gumla district. Palkot is about 9.3 km away. Kurkura is about 21 km away. Gumla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathpur (3.4 km), Petsera (4.7 km) and Deogaon (5.0 km).

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

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