About Sakhara Village

Sakhara is one of the larger villages in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,820, made up of 3,045 males and 2,775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 405 hectares hectares.

Sakhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhara village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Dehri
Area (hectares)	405 hectares
Population	5,820
Male Population	3,045
Female Population	2,775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	911
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhara compares

By the 2011 count Sakhara is the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 405 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sakhara

Sakhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sakhara from other places

Sakhara lies about 39 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Pahleja, 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 Sakhara
Nearest railway station	Pahleja	2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dehri	7.5 km
Nearest town	Madhurampur Dehri	7.5 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	39 km

Villages closest to Sakhara

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

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Common questions about Sakhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhara village had a population of 5,820. That makes it the 5th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Sakhara village has 3,045 males and 2,775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhara has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 923.

Sakhara covers 405 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhara falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakhara is Pahleja, about 2.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sakhara.

Sakhara is about 39 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhara is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Pahleja is about 2.7 km away. Dehri is about 7.5 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.