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About Satona Village

Satona is a small village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 178 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.73 hectares hectares.

Satona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satona village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 142.73 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 178
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Satona compares

By the 2011 count Satona is the 105th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 142.73 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Satona

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

Satona lies about 55 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Salekasa, about 32 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 Satona
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 12 km
Nearest railway station Salekasa 32 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 38 km
District headquarters Balaghat 55 km

Villages closest to Satona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satona village had a population of 353. That makes it the 105th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Satona village has 178 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satona has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Satona covers 142.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Satona falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Satona is Salekasa, about 32 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 Satona.

Satona is about 55 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satona is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Lanji is about 12 km away. Salekasa is about 32 km away. Khairāgarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kansuli (under 2 km), Dharmara (under 2 km) and Banjartola (2.1 km).

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

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