About Sakou Village

Sakou is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,134, made up of 564 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakou Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakou village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176222
Area (hectares)	120.28 hectares
Population	1,134
Male Population	564
Female Population	570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakou compares

By the 2011 count Sakou is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 120.28 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Sakou

Sakou is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakou 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. The nearest villages by name are Ranehr Khas, Rihlu Khas, Rirkmar and Rulehr. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sakou

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakou village had a population of 1,134. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Sakou village has 564 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakou has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Sakou is 176222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakou covers 120.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakou falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sakou notes the nearest railway station 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 Sakou.

Sakou is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.