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About Sakari Village

Sakari is a large village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,621, made up of 1,326 males and 1,295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 523.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 523.21 hectares
Population 2,621
Male Population 1,326
Female Population 1,295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakari compares

By the 2011 count Sakari is the 18th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 523.21 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sakari

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

Sakari lies about 71 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, about 27 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 Sakari
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 4.7 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 27 km
District headquarters Raipur 71 km

Villages closest to Sakari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Sakari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakari village had a population of 2,621. That makes it the 18th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Sakari village has 1,326 males and 1,295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakari has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sakari is 493228. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakari covers 523.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakari falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sakari is Nipania, about 27 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Sakari.

Sakari is about 71 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakari is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 4.7 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 4.7 km away. Nipania is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Godkhapri (1.5 km), Khamhariya (1.6 km) and Khamhriya (1.6 km).

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

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