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About Sakhua Village

Sakhua is a small village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 153 males and 167 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34 hectares hectares.

Sakhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 153
Female Population 167
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhua compares

By the 2011 count Sakhua is the 149th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Sakhua

Sakhua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakhua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sakhua from other places

Sakhua lies about 73 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 19 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 Sakhua
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Sanjhauli Halt 19 km
Nearest town Nokha 19 km
District headquarters Rohtas 73 km

Villages closest to Sakhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhua village had a population of 320. That makes it the 149th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Sakhua village has 153 males and 167 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhua has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Sakhua covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhua falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakhua is Sanjhauli Halt, about 19 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sakhua.

Sakhua is about 73 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhua is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 2.7 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 19 km away. Nokha is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sambhu Dehri (under 2 km), Dhaula Chak (under 2 km) and Ankrehiya (under 2 km).

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

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