About Sakreh Village

Sakreh is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 135, made up of 66 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakreh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakreh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176037
Area (hectares)	146.85 hectares
Population	135
Male Population	66
Female Population	69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,045
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakreh compares

By the 2011 count Sakreh is the 87th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 146.85 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Sakreh

Sakreh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakreh 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakreh from other places

Sakreh lies about 48 km from Kangra, 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 Sakreh
Nearest town	Chamba	19 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	27 km
District headquarters	Kangra	48 km

Villages closest to Sakreh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakreh village had a population of 135. That makes it the 87th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Sakreh village has 66 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakreh has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Sakreh is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakreh covers 146.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakreh falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakreh is Nurpur Road, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sakreh.

Sakreh is about 48 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakreh is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 21 km away. Baroh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.