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About Sakraicha Village

Sakraicha is a large village in Phulwari tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,014, made up of 2,128 males and 1,886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 801505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakraicha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakraicha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Phulwari
Pincode 801505
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 4,014
Male Population 2,128
Female Population 1,886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sakraicha compares

By the 2011 count Sakraicha is the 12th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Sakraicha

The census records public bus service for Sakraicha 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakraicha from other places

Sakraicha lies about 11 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Punpun Ghat Halt, about 2.7 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 Sakraicha
Nearest railway station Punpun Ghat Halt 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulwari 7.7 km
Nearest town Phulwari Sharif 7.8 km
District headquarters Patna 11 km

Villages closest to Sakraicha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakraicha village had a population of 4,014. That makes it the 12th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Sakraicha village has 2,128 males and 1,886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakraicha has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

The pincode recorded for Sakraicha is 801505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakraicha covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakraicha falls under Phulwari tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakraicha is Punpun Ghat Halt, about 2.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sakraicha.

Sakraicha is about 11 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakraicha is in Phulwari tehsil of Patna district. Punpun Ghat Halt is about 2.7 km away. Phulwari is about 7.7 km away. Phulwari Sharif is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanuki (under 2 km), Palanga (under 2 km) and Fatehpur Dhibra (2.1 km).

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

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