About Sakraul Village

Sakraul is a large village in Mainatanr tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,078, made up of 2,140 males and 1,938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakraul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakraul village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil	Mainatanr
Pincode	845306
Area (hectares)	110 hectares
Population	4,078
Male Population	2,140
Female Population	1,938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakraul compares

By the 2011 count Sakraul is the 7th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents. Its 110 hectares work out to about 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sakraul

Sakraul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakraul as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sakraul from other places

Sakraul lies about 26 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Purushottampur Halt, about 11 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 Sakraul
Tehsil headquarters	Mainatanr	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Purushottampur Halt	11 km
Nearest town	Narkatiāganj	19 km
District headquarters	Pashchim Champaran	26 km

Villages closest to Sakraul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakraul village had a population of 4,078. That makes it the 7th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,059 residents.

Sakraul village has 2,140 males and 1,938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakraul has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Sakraul is 845306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakraul covers 110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 37 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sakraul falls under Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakraul is Purushottampur Halt, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sakraul.

Sakraul is about 26 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakraul is in Mainatanr tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Mainatanr is about 5.1 km away. Purushottampur Halt is about 11 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.