Satra

Satra (सातड़ा) ( also Sathro) is a village in Ratangarh tehsil in Churu district, Rajasthan.

Location

It is situated on Ratangarh-Churu road. In its west, is situated village Shehla and, Jandwa in south. Its PIN code is Satra-331031.

Origin

The Founders

History

Biramsar village was earlier settled near Biramsar Hill in south-east direction. There used to live Nyol Gotra Jats. Kalka temple on hill top was constructed by Nyol Jats. Thakurs killed that Nyol Jat. All Nyols later killed the Thakur. Later Nyols moved from here to Satra village. It is said that Nyol Jats do not drink water of Biramsar and do not marry any child here.

Jat Gotras

Satra is considered main village of Nyol gotra. Out of total 600 families 200 families are of Nyol gotra. The Jat Gotras with number of families are:

Deg (4),
Karwasra (2),
Kaswan (2),
Nyol (200),

Geography

Satra is located at 28° 13' 60.00" North Latitude & 74° 47' 60.00" East Longitude.^[1] It has an average elevation of 297 meters (977 feet).

Population

As per Census-2011 statistics, Satra village has the total population of 3503 (of which 1741 are males while 1762 are females).^[2]

Notable Persons

Bhani Nath Ji (1885-1953) - Son of Shri Hurtaji, Gotra: Neol, Village:Satra, District:Churu, Rajasthan, Sect:Nath Panth
Ganpat Ram Nyol of Satra - Freedom fighter and social worker.^[3]
Adu Ram Nyol is a social worker from village Satra in Churu district of Rajasthan.
Ravindranathji Maharaj (Nyol), Balrasar Athuna Ashram.
Hanmana Ram Nyol - From Satra, Director Makadi Nath Uchch Madhyamik Vidyalay Ratangarh