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About Satjalia Village

Satjalia is one of the larger villages in Gosaba tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,757, made up of 4,490 males and 4,267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 965.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743370, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Satjalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Satjalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gosaba
Pincode 743370
Area (hectares) 965.9 hectares
Population 8,757
Male Population 4,490
Female Population 4,267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Satjalia compares

By the 2011 count Satjalia is the 4th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents. Its 965.9 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Satjalia

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

Satjalia lies about 49 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 28 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 Satjalia
Tehsil headquarters Gosaba 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Canning 28 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 49 km

Villages closest to Satjalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Satjalia village had a population of 8,757. That makes it the 4th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,932 residents.

Satjalia village has 4,490 males and 4,267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Satjalia has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Satjalia is 743370. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Satjalia covers 965.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Satjalia falls under Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Satjalia is Canning, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Satjalia.

Satjalia is about 49 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.

Satjalia is in Gosaba tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gosaba is about 7.7 km away. Canning is about 28 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sudhansupur (1.9 km), Dayapur (3.2 km) and Luxbagan (3.3 km).

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

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