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About Sakla Village

Sakla is a mid sized village in Sidhwalia tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,844, made up of 918 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52 hectares hectares.

Sakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakla village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Sidhwalia
Area (hectares) 52 hectares
Population 1,844
Male Population 918
Female Population 926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakla compares

By the 2011 count Sakla is the 27th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents. Its 52 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Sakla

Sakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakla as Available within <5 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 Sakla from other places

Sakla lies about 27 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sidhwalia, about 2.6 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 Sakla
Nearest railway station Sidhwalia 2.6 km
Nearest town Barauli 10 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 27 km

Villages closest to Sakla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakla village had a population of 1,844. That makes it the 27th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,059 residents.

Sakla village has 918 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakla has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Sakla covers 52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sakla falls under Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakla is Sidhwalia, about 2.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sakla.

Sakla is about 27 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakla is in Sidhwalia tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sidhwalia is about 2.6 km away. Barauli is about 10 km away. Gopalganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tola Sakla (under 2 km), Kabirpur (under 2 km) and Harpur (under 2 km).

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

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