About Sakhuana Village

Sakhuana is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,618, made up of 817 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhuana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhuana village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	802128
Area (hectares)	150 hectares
Population	1,618
Male Population	817
Female Population	801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
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 Sakhuana compares

By the 2011 count Sakhuana is the 43rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 150 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sakhuana

Sakhuana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakhuana 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 Sakhuana from other places

Sakhuana lies about 25 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Chausa, about 16 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 Sakhuana
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	4.0 km
Nearest railway station	Chausa	16 km
District headquarters	Buxar	25 km

Villages closest to Sakhuana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhuana village had a population of 1,618. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 165 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Sakhuana village has 817 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhuana has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sakhuana is 802128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhuana covers 150 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhuana falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakhuana is Chausa, about 16 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 Sakhuana.

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

Sakhuana is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 4.0 km away. Chausa is about 16 km away. Buxar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.