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About Saukhara Village

Saukhara is a large village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,508, made up of 1,297 males and 1,211 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saukhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saukhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Pincode 821106
Area (hectares) 441 hectares
Population 2,508
Male Population 1,297
Female Population 1,211
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
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 Saukhara compares

By the 2011 count Saukhara is the 12th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Saukhara

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

Saukhara lies about 115 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Karamnasi, 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 Saukhara
Tehsil headquarters Chand 8.0 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 21 km
Nearest railway station Karamnasi 22 km
District headquarters Kaimur 115 km

Villages closest to Saukhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saukhara village had a population of 2,508. That makes it the 12th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Saukhara village has 1,297 males and 1,211 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saukhara has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Saukhara is 821106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saukhara covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saukhara falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Saukhara is Karamnasi, 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 Saukhara.

Saukhara is about 115 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saukhara is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Chand is about 8.0 km away. Bhabhua is about 21 km away. Karamnasi 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 Bheladih (under 2 km), Surha (under 2 km) and Pahraicha (1.9 km).

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

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