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About Sakhuania Village

Sakhuania is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,867, made up of 981 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhuania Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhuania village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Pincode 845451
Area (hectares) 497.3 hectares
Population 1,867
Male Population 981
Female Population 886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhuania compares

By the 2011 count Sakhuania is the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 497.3 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Sakhuania

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

Sakhuania lies about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Gokhula, about 9.1 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 Sakhuania
Nearest railway station Gokhula 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 12 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 12 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 21 km

Villages closest to Sakhuania

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 Sakhuania

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhuania village had a population of 1,867. That makes it the 65th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Sakhuania village has 981 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhuania has about 903 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 Sakhuania is 845451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhuania covers 497.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sakhuania is Gokhula, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sakhuania.

Sakhuania is about 21 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhuania is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Gokhula is about 9.1 km away. Narkatiaganj is about 12 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pachamwa (under 2 km), Phulwaria (1.7 km) and Nautanwa (2.2 km).

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

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