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About Sakri Village

Sakri is a mid sized village in Palari tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,385, made up of 700 males and 685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 417.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493228, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Palari
Pincode 493228
Area (hectares) 417.04 hectares
Population 1,385
Male Population 700
Female Population 685
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakri compares

By the 2011 count Sakri is the 53rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents. Its 417.04 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 1002.

Getting to Sakri

Sakri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakri as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sakri from other places

Sakri lies about 59 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, 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 Sakri
Tehsil headquarters Palari 6.3 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 15 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 27 km
District headquarters Raipur 59 km

Villages closest to Sakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakri village had a population of 1,385. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,496 residents.

Sakri village has 700 males and 685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakri has about 979 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 1002.

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

Sakri covers 417.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakri falls under Palari tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sakri is Bhatapara, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sakri.

Sakri is about 59 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakri is in Palari tehsil of Raipur district. Palari is about 6.3 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 15 km away. Bhatapara 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 Datan (1.8 km), Ghirghol (1.9 km) and Parsadih (2.3 km).

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

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