About Sakhauwan Village

Sakhauwan is a small village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 216, made up of 115 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhauwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhauwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Barachatti
Pincode	824201
Area (hectares)	10 hectares
Population	216
Male Population	115
Female Population	101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
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 Sakhauwan compares

By the 2011 count Sakhauwan is the 112th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 10 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 971.

Getting to Sakhauwan

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

Sakhauwan lies about 26 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, 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 Sakhauwan
Tehsil headquarters	Barachatti	8.0 km
Nearest town	Bagaha	10 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	22 km
District headquarters	Gaya	26 km

Villages closest to Sakhauwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhauwan village had a population of 216. That makes it the 112th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Sakhauwan village has 115 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhauwan has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sakhauwan is 824201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhauwan covers 10 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sakhauwan falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakhauwan is Tankuppa, 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 Sakhauwan.

Sakhauwan is about 26 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhauwan is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Barachatti is about 8.0 km away. Bagaha is about 10 km away. Tankuppa is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.