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About Satgarh Village

Satgarh is a mid sized village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 483 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satgarh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262501
Area (hectares) 635.39 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 483
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satgarh compares

By the 2011 count Satgarh is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 635.39 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Satgarh

Satgarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Satgarh as Available within village. 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 Satgarh from other places

Satgarh lies about 10 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 68 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 Satgarh
District headquarters Pithoragarh 10 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 35 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 68 km

Villages closest to Satgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satgarh village had a population of 979. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Satgarh village has 483 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satgarh has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Satgarh is 262501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satgarh covers 635.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Satgarh falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Satgarh is Tanakpur, about 68 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Satgarh.

Satgarh is about 10 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satgarh is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 10 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 10 km away. Didihat is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandar Lima (7.1 km), Bamdoli (9.5 km) and Bajani (9.6 km).

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

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