About Sakri Village

Sakri is a large village in Kaler tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,390, made up of 2,237 males and 2,153 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares.

Sakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Arwal
Tehsil	Kaler
Area (hectares)	289 hectares
Population	4,390
Male Population	2,237
Female Population	2,153
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakri compares

By the 2011 count Sakri is the 10th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sakri

Sakri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakri from other places

Sakri lies about 13 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 22 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 Sakri
Tehsil headquarters	Kaler	9.1 km
District headquarters	Arwal	13 km
Nearest railway station	Charpokhari Halt	22 km

Villages closest to Sakri

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

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Common questions about Sakri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakri village had a population of 4,390. That makes it the 10th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,562 residents.

Sakri village has 2,237 males and 2,153 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakri has about 962 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 948.

Sakri covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sakri falls under Kaler tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakri is Charpokhari Halt, about 22 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 - 10 km distance for Sakri.

Sakri is about 13 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakri is in Kaler tehsil of Arwal district. Kaler is about 9.1 km away. Arwal is about 13 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.