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About Sakrera Village

Sakrera is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 198, made up of 90 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakrera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakrera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176304
Area (hectares) 158 hectares
Population 198
Male Population 90
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakrera compares

By the 2011 count Sakrera is the 65th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 158 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Sakrera

Sakrera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakrera 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakrera from other places

Sakrera lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 Sakrera
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 12 km
District headquarters Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 21 km

Villages closest to Sakrera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakrera village had a population of 198. That makes it the 65th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Sakrera village has 90 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakrera has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Sakrera is 176304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakrera covers 158 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakrera falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakrera is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakrera.

Sakrera is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakrera is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 12 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karelnu (under 2 km), Rangar (under 2 km) and Manola (under 2 km).

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

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