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About Sakhnauli Village

Sakhnauli is a mid sized village in Dariapur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,527, made up of 769 males and 758 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhnauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhnauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Dariapur
Pincode 841207
Area (hectares) 142 hectares
Population 1,527
Male Population 769
Female Population 758
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sakhnauli compares

By the 2011 count Sakhnauli is the 65th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents. Its 142 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sakhnauli

Sakhnauli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sakhnauli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakhnauli from other places

Sakhnauli lies about 30 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Teknewas, about under 2 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 Sakhnauli
Nearest railway station Teknewas under 2 km
Nearest town Revelganj 5.7 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Dariapur 31 km

Villages closest to Sakhnauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhnauli village had a population of 1,527. That makes it the 65th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,956 residents.

Sakhnauli village has 769 males and 758 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhnauli has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sakhnauli is 841207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhnauli covers 142 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhnauli falls under Dariapur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakhnauli is Teknewas, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sakhnauli is about 30 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhnauli is in Dariapur tehsil of Saran district. Teknewas is about under 2 km away. Revelganj is about 5.7 km away. Saran is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khojauli (under 2 km), Jalalpur (under 2 km) and Sanjha (5.9 km).

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

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