About Sakhua Village

Sakhua is a small village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 30 males and 28 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares.

How Sakhua compares

By the 2011 count Sakhua is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 927.

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 - 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 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 67 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Ghusia Kalan Halt, about 6.0 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.

Villages closest to Sakhua

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

• Beiwai under 2 km
• Subiya under 2 km
• Manik Parasi under 2 km
• Padumanpur under 2 km
• Ahan under 2 km
• Gorakh Parasi under 2 km

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.