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About Sakraul Village

Sakraul is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 410 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.6 hectares hectares.

Sakraul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakraul village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 75.6 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 410
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
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 Sakraul compares

By the 2011 count Sakraul is the 109th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 75.6 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sakraul

Sakraul is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakraul 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 Sakraul from other places

Sakraul lies about 15 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Chamua, about 5.8 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 Sakraul
Nearest railway station Chamua 5.8 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 9.2 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 15 km

Villages closest to Sakraul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakraul village had a population of 815. That makes it the 109th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Sakraul village has 410 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakraul has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 916.

Sakraul covers 75.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Sakraul is Chamua, about 5.8 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 - 10 km distance for Sakraul.

Sakraul is about 15 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 Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Chamua is about 5.8 km away. Rāmnagar is about 9.0 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tutuhia (under 2 km), Madhubani (2.3 km) and Jamunia (2.6 km).

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

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