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About Satgachhi Village

Satgachhi is a mid sized village in Barharwa tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 690 males and 703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satgachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satgachhi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Barharwa
Pincode 816119
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 690
Female Population 703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Satgachhi compares

By the 2011 count Satgachhi is the 31st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Satgachhi

Satgachhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Satgachhi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Satgachhi from other places

Satgachhi lies about 44 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 3.5 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 Satgachhi
Tehsil headquarters Barharwa 3.2 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 3.5 km
Nearest town Farakka 12 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 44 km

Villages closest to Satgachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satgachhi village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 31st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,070 residents.

Satgachhi village has 690 males and 703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satgachhi has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Satgachhi is 816119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satgachhi covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Satgachhi falls under Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Satgachhi is Barharwa Junction, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Satgachhi.

Satgachhi is about 44 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satgachhi is in Barharwa tehsil of Sahibganj district. Barharwa is about 3.2 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 3.5 km away. Farakka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhoapara (under 2 km), Chapujan (under 2 km) and Ranigram (1.7 km).

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

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