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About Sathwan Village

Sathwan is a mid sized village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,098, made up of 558 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sathwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sathwan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144222
Area (hectares) 402 hectares
Population 1,098
Male Population 558
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sathwan compares

By the 2011 count Sathwan is the 71st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 995.

Getting to Sathwan

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

Sathwan lies about 48 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 17 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 Sathwan
Nearest town Talwāra 6.5 km
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 20 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 48 km

Villages closest to Sathwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sathwan village had a population of 1,098. That makes it the 71st largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Sathwan village has 558 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sathwan has about 968 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Sathwan is 144222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sathwan covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sathwan falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sathwan is Kartoli Punjab, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sathwan.

Sathwan is about 48 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sathwan is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Talwāra is about 6.5 km away. Kartoli Punjab is about 17 km away. Mukerian is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chak Mirpur (2.0 km), Latholi (2.3 km) and Siri Pandain (2.4 km).

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

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