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About Sakas Village

Sakas is a mid sized village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,014, made up of 533 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156.6 hectares hectares.

Sakas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakas village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sasaram
Area (hectares) 156.6 hectares
Population 1,014
Male Population 533
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sakas compares

By the 2011 count Sakas is the 75th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 156.6 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sakas

The census records public bus service for Sakas as Available within <5 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakas from other places

Sakas lies about 31 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Sasaram Junction, about 7.0 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.

Distances from Sakas
Tehsil headquarters Sasaram 6.2 km
Nearest town Sasarām 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Sasaram Junction 7.0 km
District headquarters Rohtas 31 km

Villages closest to Sakas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakas village had a population of 1,014. That makes it the 75th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Sakas village has 533 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakas has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Sakas covers 156.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakas falls under Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakas is Sasaram Junction, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakas.

Sakas is about 31 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakas is in Sasaram tehsil of Rohtas district. Sasaram is about 6.2 km away. Sasarām is about 6.2 km away. Sasaram Junction is about 7.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Songawan (under 2 km), Barui (under 2 km) and Kusri (under 2 km).

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

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