About Sakla Village

Sakla is a large village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,555, made up of 2,383 males and 2,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 258 hectares hectares.

Sakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakla village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Karakat
Area (hectares)	258 hectares
Population	4,555
Male Population	2,383
Female Population	2,172
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 Sakla compares

By the 2011 count Sakla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 258 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sakla

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

Sakla lies about 78 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Hasan Bazar, about 10 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 Sakla
Tehsil headquarters	Karakat	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Hasan Bazar	10 km
Nearest town	Bikramganj	13 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	78 km

Villages closest to Sakla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakla village had a population of 4,555. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Sakla village has 2,383 males and 2,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakla has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Sakla covers 258 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sakla falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakla is Hasan Bazar, about 10 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 Sakla.

Sakla is about 78 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakla is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Karakat is about 9.2 km away. Hasan Bazar is about 10 km away. Bikramganj is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.