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About Sakrawan Village

Sakrawan is a large village in Sonhaula tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,135, made up of 2,126 males and 2,009 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares.

Sakrawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakrawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Sonhaula
Area (hectares) 302 hectares
Population 4,135
Male Population 2,126
Female Population 2,009
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 945
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakrawan compares

By the 2011 count Sakrawan is the 7th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Sakrawan

Sakrawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakrawan as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakrawan from other places

Sakrawan lies about 22 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ghogha, about 10 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 Sakrawan
Nearest railway station Ghogha 10 km
Nearest town Purāini 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonhaula 22 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 22 km

Villages closest to Sakrawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakrawan village had a population of 4,135. That makes it the 7th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,428 residents.

Sakrawan village has 2,126 males and 2,009 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakrawan has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 907.

Sakrawan covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakrawan falls under Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakrawan is Ghogha, about 10 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sakrawan.

Sakrawan is about 22 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakrawan is in Sonhaula tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ghogha is about 10 km away. Purāini is about 17 km away. Sonhaula is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhuwanchak (under 2 km), Siri Chak (1.9 km) and Sulemanchak (1.9 km).

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

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