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About Sakhua Village

Sakhua is a mid sized village in Murliganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,851, made up of 977 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Murliganj
Pincode 852122
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 1,851
Male Population 977
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sakhua compares

By the 2011 count Sakhua is the 30th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Sakhua

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

How far is Sakhua from other places

Sakhua lies about 15 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Deenapatti, about 5.5 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 Sakhua
Nearest railway station Deenapatti 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Murliganj 9.3 km
Nearest town Murlīganj 9.3 km
District headquarters Madhepura 15 km

Villages closest to Sakhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhua village had a population of 1,851. That makes it the 30th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents.

Sakhua village has 977 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhua has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Sakhua is 852122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhua covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhua falls under Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakhua is Deenapatti, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sakhua is about 15 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhua is in Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Deenapatti is about 5.5 km away. Murliganj is about 9.3 km away. Murlīganj is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gudar Chakla (under 2 km), Pokhram (under 2 km) and Pokhram Milik (under 2 km).

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

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