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About Sakatraipur Village

Sakatraipur is a large village in Tardih tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,099, made up of 1,118 males and 981 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakatraipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakatraipur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Tardih
Pincode 847407
Area (hectares) 96 hectares
Population 2,099
Male Population 1,118
Female Population 981
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sakatraipur compares

By the 2011 count Sakatraipur is the 23rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sakatraipur

Sakatraipur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sakatraipur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakatraipur from other places

Sakatraipur lies about 35 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Lohna Road, about 5.1 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 Sakatraipur
Tehsil headquarters Tardih 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Lohna Road 5.1 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 10 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 35 km

Villages closest to Sakatraipur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakatraipur village had a population of 2,099. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,245 residents.

Sakatraipur village has 1,118 males and 981 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakatraipur has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Sakatraipur is 847407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakatraipur covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sakatraipur falls under Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakatraipur is Lohna Road, about 5.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sakatraipur.

Sakatraipur is about 35 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakatraipur is in Tardih tehsil of Darbhanga district. Tardih is about 3.7 km away. Lohna Road is about 5.1 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirampur (under 2 km), Sherpur (under 2 km) and Lagma Rambhadar (under 2 km).

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

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