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About Sathaur Village

Sathaur is one of the larger villages in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,645, made up of 2,948 males and 2,697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 660.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sathaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sathaur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Goalpokhar II
Pincode 733209
Area (hectares) 660.04 hectares
Population 5,645
Male Population 2,948
Female Population 2,697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sathaur compares

By the 2011 count Sathaur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 660.04 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sathaur

Sathaur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sathaur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sathaur from other places

Sathaur lies about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 3.3 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 Sathaur
Nearest railway station Hatwar 3.3 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Goalpokhar II 14 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 14 km

Villages closest to Sathaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goalpokhar II 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 Sathaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Sathaur village had a population of 5,645. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Sathaur village has 2,948 males and 2,697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sathaur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sathaur is 733209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sathaur covers 660.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sathaur falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Sathaur is Hatwar, about 3.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sathaur.

Sathaur is about 14 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sathaur is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Hatwar is about 3.3 km away. Kishanganj is about 8.2 km away. Goalpokhar II is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuindhar (under 2 km), Binardaha (1.6 km) and Ghordhappa (2.0 km).

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

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