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About Satoj Village

Satoj is a large village in Sunam tehsil, in the district of Sangrur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,267, made up of 1,725 males and 1,542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 871.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 148028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satoj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satoj village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sangrur
Tehsil Sunam
Pincode 148028
Area (hectares) 871.15 hectares
Population 3,267
Male Population 1,725
Female Population 1,542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satoj compares

By the 2011 count Satoj is the 28th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents. Its 871.15 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

Getting to Satoj

Satoj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Satoj as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Satoj from other places

Satoj lies about 28 km from Sangrur, and the nearest railway station is Chajli, about 15 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 Satoj
Nearest railway station Chajli 15 km
Nearest town Laungowāl 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sunam 16 km
District headquarters Sangrur 28 km

Villages closest to Satoj

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satoj village had a population of 3,267. That makes it the 28th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,926 residents.

Satoj village has 1,725 males and 1,542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satoj has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 872.

The pincode recorded for Satoj is 148028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satoj covers 871.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Satoj falls under Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Satoj is Chajli, about 15 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 village for Satoj.

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

Satoj is in Sunam tehsil of Sangrur district. Chajli is about 15 km away. Laungowāl is about 16 km away. Sunam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tolawal (3.0 km), Bir Kalan (4.1 km) and Kanakwal Bhangwan (6.4 km).

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

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