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About Sakraili Village

Sakraili is a small village in Pranpur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 220, made up of 111 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.22 hectares hectares.

Sakraili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakraili village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Pranpur
Area (hectares) 8.22 hectares
Population 220
Male Population 111
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
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 Sakraili compares

By the 2011 count Sakraili is the 69th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents. Its 8.22 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

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 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 Sakraili from other places

Sakraili lies about 140 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Sonma Pranpur halt, about 5.4 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 Sonma Pranpur halt 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pranpur 6.1 km
Nearest town Bakhri 8.3 km
District headquarters Katihar 140 km

Villages closest to Sakraili

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakraili village had a population of 220. That makes it the 69th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,903 residents.

Sakraili village has 111 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakraili has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 923.

Sakraili covers 8.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sakraili falls under Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakraili is Sonma Pranpur halt, about 5.4 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 Sakraili.

Sakraili is about 140 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 Pranpur tehsil of Katihar district. Sonma Pranpur halt is about 5.4 km away. Pranpur is about 6.1 km away. Bakhri is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohanpur (3.9 km), Piritnagar (4.1 km) and Pranpur (6.1 km).

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

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