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About Sakma Village

Sakma is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 555, made up of 275 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102 hectares hectares.

Sakma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Area (hectares) 102 hectares
Population 555
Male Population 275
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakma compares

By the 2011 count Sakma is the 124th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 102 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Sakma

Sakma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakma 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakma from other places

Sakma lies about 31 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, 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 Sakma
Tehsil headquarters Amour 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Jalalgarh 14 km
Nearest town Kasba 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 31 km

Villages closest to Sakma

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakma village had a population of 555. That makes it the 124th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Sakma village has 275 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakma has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Sakma covers 102 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakma falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakma is Jalalgarh, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Sakma.

Sakma is about 31 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakma is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 6.8 km away. Jalalgarh is about 14 km away. Kasba is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Asranda (under 2 km), Maitra (under 2 km) and Mangalpur (under 2 km).

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

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