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About Sakrar Village

Sakrar is one of the larger villages in Ramgarhwa tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,508, made up of 4,401 males and 4,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845433, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakrar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Ramgarhwa
Pincode 845433
Area (hectares) 761.61 hectares
Population 8,508
Male Population 4,401
Female Population 4,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sakrar compares

By the 2011 count Sakrar is the 8th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents. Its 761.61 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

Getting to Sakrar

The census records public bus service for Sakrar as Available within <5 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 Sakrar from other places

Sakrar lies about 29 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is ramgarhwa rack point, about 3.0 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 Sakrar
Tehsil headquarters Ramgarhwa 2.4 km
Nearest railway station ramgarhwa rack point 3.0 km
Nearest town Raxaul 11 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 29 km

Villages closest to Sakrar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakrar village had a population of 8,508. That makes it the 8th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,674 residents.

Sakrar village has 4,401 males and 4,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakrar has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 886.

The pincode recorded for Sakrar is 845433. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakrar covers 761.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakrar falls under Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakrar is ramgarhwa rack point, about 3.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakrar.

Sakrar is about 29 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakrar is in Ramgarhwa tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Ramgarhwa is about 2.4 km away. ramgarhwa rack point is about 3.0 km away. Raxaul is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanhar Dihuli (1.8 km), Ramgarhwa (2.4 km) and Bandhu Barwa (2.4 km).

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

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