About Sakraili Village

Sakraili is a mid sized village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,122, made up of 592 males and 530 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51 hectares hectares.

Sakraili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakraili village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Dandkhora
Area (hectares)	51 hectares
Population	1,122
Male Population	592
Female Population	530
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakraili compares

By the 2011 count Sakraili is the 19th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 51 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, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Sakraili

Sakraili is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakraili as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dandkhora	5.7 km
District headquarters	Katihar	14 km

Villages closest to Sakraili

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dandkhora 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 1,122. That makes it the 19th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Sakraili village has 592 males and 530 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakraili has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 931.

Sakraili covers 51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sakraili falls under Dandkhora 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 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 Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Gorphar is about 3.9 km away. Dandkhora is about 5.7 km away. Katihar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.