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About Sakma Village

Sakma is a large village in Dagarua tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,904, made up of 1,537 males and 1,367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263 hectares hectares.

Sakma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakma village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Dagarua
Area (hectares) 263 hectares
Population 2,904
Male Population 1,537
Female Population 1,367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 21st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 263 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

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. The nearest villages by name are Pokharia, Ramnagar, Rampur and Rupaili. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 2,904. That makes it the 21st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Sakma village has 1,537 males and 1,367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakma has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Sakma covers 263 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakma falls under Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Sakma notes the nearest railway station 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 in Dagarua tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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