About Sakhua Village

Sakhua is one of the larger villages in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,071, made up of 3,601 males and 3,470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730 hectares hectares.

Sakhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Pipra
Area (hectares)	730 hectares
Population	7,071
Male Population	3,601
Female Population	3,470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	964
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhua compares

By the 2011 count Sakhua is the 8th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,378 residents. Its 730 hectares work out to about 9.7 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 933.

Getting to Sakhua

Sakhua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhua as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sakhua from other places

Sakhua lies about 18 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Tharbitia, about 12 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 Sakhua
Tehsil headquarters	Pipra	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Tharbitia	12 km
District headquarters	Supaul	18 km

Villages closest to Sakhua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhua village had a population of 7,071. That makes it the 8th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,378 residents.

Sakhua village has 3,601 males and 3,470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhua has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Sakhua covers 730 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhua falls under Pipra tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sakhua is Tharbitia, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sakhua.

Sakhua is about 18 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhua is in Pipra tehsil of Supaul district. Pipra is about 4.2 km away. Tharbitia is about 12 km away. Supaul is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.