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About Satal Village

Satal is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,971, made up of 1,013 males and 958 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 72.06 hectares
Population 1,971
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 958
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
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 Satal compares

By the 2011 count Satal is the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 72.06 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Satal

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

Satal lies about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gurudas Nagar, 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 Satal
Tehsil headquarters Falta 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Gurudas Nagar 15 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 29 km

Villages closest to Satal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satal village had a population of 1,971. That makes it the 44th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Satal village has 1,013 males and 958 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satal has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Satal is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satal covers 72.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Satal falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Satal is Gurudas Nagar, 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 <5 km distance for Satal.

Satal is about 29 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Satal is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Falta is about 8.2 km away. Gurudas Nagar is about 15 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalsa (under 2 km), Nilambarpur (under 2 km) and Sujagalpur (under 2 km).

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

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