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About Sakri Khas Village

Sakri Khas is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,077, made up of 537 males and 540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakri Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakri Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 170.62 hectares
Population 1,077
Male Population 537
Female Population 540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakri Khas compares

By the 2011 count Sakri Khas is the 18th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 170.62 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Sakri Khas

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

Sakri Khas lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Baijnath Mandir, about 5.0 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 Khas
Nearest railway station Baijnath Mandir 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 5.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 38 km

Villages closest to Sakri Khas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakri Khas village had a population of 1,077. That makes it the 18th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Sakri Khas village has 537 males and 540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakri Khas has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Sakri Khas is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakri Khas covers 170.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakri Khas falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakri Khas is Baijnath Mandir, about 5.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sakri Khas.

Sakri Khas is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakri Khas is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Baijnath Mandir is about 5.0 km away. Baijnath is about 5.5 km away. Kangra is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharnot (under 2 km), Harsakri (under 2 km) and Langhu (under 2 km).

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

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