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About Sakuchi Village

Sakuchi is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,312, made up of 695 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares.

Sakuchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakuchi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Giriak
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 1,312
Male Population 695
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 888
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakuchi compares

By the 2011 count Sakuchi is the 23rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sakuchi

Sakuchi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakuchi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakuchi from other places

Sakuchi lies about 23 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sonwarsa Halt, about 9.8 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 Sakuchi
Nearest railway station Sonwarsa Halt 9.8 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Giriak 11 km
District headquarters Nalanda 23 km

Villages closest to Sakuchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakuchi village had a population of 1,312. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Sakuchi village has 695 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakuchi has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Sakuchi covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sakuchi falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakuchi is Sonwarsa Halt, about 9.8 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 km distance for Sakuchi.

Sakuchi is about 23 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakuchi is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Sonwarsa Halt is about 9.8 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 11 km away. Giriak is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gazipur (under 2 km), Mahila (under 2 km) and Lakkha Chak (2.4 km).

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

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