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About Satal Village

Satal is a mid sized village in Torpa tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 706, made up of 346 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Torpa
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 420 hectares
Population 706
Male Population 346
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satal compares

By the 2011 count Satal is the 44th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 420 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Satal

Satal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Satal as Available within 5 - 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 Satal from other places

Satal lies about 34 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Pokla, about 5.3 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 Satal
Nearest railway station Pokla 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Torpa 9.3 km
District headquarters Khunti 34 km

Villages closest to Satal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satal village had a population of 706. That makes it the 44th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Satal village has 346 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satal has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Satal is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satal covers 420 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Satal falls under Torpa tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Satal is Pokla, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Satal.

Satal is about 34 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satal is in Torpa tehsil of Khunti district. Pokla is about 5.3 km away. Torpa is about 9.3 km away. Khunti is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karra (under 2 km), Jibilong (1.6 km) and Banabira (2.3 km).

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

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