About Sakahara Village

Sakahara is a large village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,028, made up of 1,103 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 839 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakahara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakahara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813105
Area (hectares)	206 hectares
Population	2,028
Male Population	1,103
Female Population	925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	839
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakahara compares

By the 2011 count Sakahara is the 28th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 206 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Sakahara

Sakahara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakahara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sakahara from other places

Sakahara lies about 25 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 6.9 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 Sakahara
Nearest railway station	Bela	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	10 km
Nearest town	Purāini	11 km
District headquarters	Banka	25 km

Villages closest to Sakahara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakahara village had a population of 2,028. That makes it the 28th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Sakahara village has 1,103 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakahara has about 839 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Sakahara is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakahara covers 206 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakahara falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakahara is Bela, about 6.9 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 10+ km distance for Sakahara.

Sakahara is about 25 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakahara is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 6.9 km away. Rajaun is about 10 km away. Purāini is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.