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About Sakhuani Village

Sakhuani is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 104 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhuani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhuani village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Ramnagar
Pincode 845106
Area (hectares) 370.4 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 104
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhuani compares

By the 2011 count Sakhuani is the 112th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents. Its 370.4 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sakhuani

Sakhuani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakhuani as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sakhuani from other places

Sakhuani lies about 37 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Harinagar, about 14 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 Sakhuani
Tehsil headquarters Ramnagar 14 km
Nearest town Rāmnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Harinagar 14 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 37 km

Villages closest to Sakhuani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhuani village had a population of 199. That makes it the 112th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,621 residents.

Sakhuani village has 104 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhuani has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Sakhuani is 845106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhuani covers 370.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakhuani falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakhuani is Harinagar, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Sakhuani.

Sakhuani is about 37 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhuani is in Ramnagar tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Ramnagar is about 14 km away. Rāmnagar is about 14 km away. Harinagar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagahi (under 2 km), Manohagwan (1.8 km) and Ghoraghat Khaira (2.6 km).

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

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