# Satmeri Village, Dighalbank, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dighalbank, Kishanganj 

# Satmeri

Satmeri is a village in Dighalbank sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **808 people in 169 households**, the 52nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.4%.

- 808people (2011)
- 169households
- 54.1%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Satmeri PIN code and other codes

Satmeri falls in Dighalbank sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarwamani
- Community development blockDighalbank
- Census village code222343

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Satmeri from nearby towns?

- Dighalbank (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)43 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)22 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Satmeri?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Satmeri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dighalbank
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Satmeri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Satmeri

Of every 100 households in Satmeri in 2011, 18 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Satmeri · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****19%**

**16%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****19%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Satmeri?

■ Satmeri · ■ Dighalbank rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**49.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**979

Working population ****36.4%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.1% for men and 42.1% for women. 51% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 13 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (45%) · **■** Other work 35 (12%) · **■** Marginal 115 (39%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dighalbank

- Ichmari1,092 people
- Barbhang937 people
- Bhurli Bhita846 people
- Kamat816 people
- Baijnath Palsa788 people
- Ikra Milik738 people
- Kachunala Milik688 people
- Dahibhat Khurd663 people

[All 81 villages in Dighalbank](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/dighalbank/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Satmeri from Kishanganj?43 km by road
- What is the population of Satmeri?808 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Satmeri in?Kishanganj district (Dighalbank sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Satmeri?54.1% (Census 2011)