About Sakraili Village

Sakraili is one of the larger villages in Barari tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,712, made up of 4,099 males and 3,613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770 hectares hectares.

Sakraili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakraili village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Barari
Area (hectares)	770 hectares
Population	7,712
Male Population	4,099
Female Population	3,613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	881
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakraili compares

By the 2011 count Sakraili is the 15th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents. Its 770 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Sakraili

Sakraili is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakraili as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakraili from other places

Sakraili lies about 14 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, about 3.9 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 Sakraili
Nearest railway station	Gorphar	3.9 km
District headquarters	Katihar	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barari	33 km

Villages closest to Sakraili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakraili village had a population of 7,712. That makes it the 15th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,044 residents.

Sakraili village has 4,099 males and 3,613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakraili has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Sakraili covers 770 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakraili falls under Barari tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakraili is Gorphar, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sakraili.

Sakraili is about 14 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakraili is in Barari tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 3.9 km away. Katihar is about 14 km away. Barari is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.