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About Sakhara Village

Sakhara is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,515, made up of 1,328 males and 1,187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares.

Sakhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Rajpur
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 2,515
Male Population 1,328
Female Population 1,187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhara compares

By the 2011 count Sakhara is the 8th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Sakhara

Sakhara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakhara 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 Sakhara from other places

Sakhara lies about 73 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 6.7 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 Bhabua Road 6.7 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 32 km
District headquarters Rohtas 73 km

Villages closest to Sakhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhara village had a population of 2,515. That makes it the 8th largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,089 residents.

Sakhara village has 1,328 males and 1,187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhara has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 927.

Sakhara covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhara falls under Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakhara is Bhabua Road, about 6.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakhara.

Sakhara 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.

Sakhara is in Rajpur tehsil of Rohtas district. Bhabua Road is about 6.7 km away. Bhabhua is about 21 km away. Rajpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karamkila (under 2 km), Suara (under 2 km) and Tarawan (under 2 km).

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

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