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About Sakri Village

Sakri is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 244 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 92.43 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 244
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakri compares

By the 2011 count Sakri is the 108th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 92.43 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

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 within <5 km distance. 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 Sakri from other places

Sakri lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, 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
Nearest railway station Bharmar 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 14 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 35 km

Villages closest to Sakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 510. That makes it the 108th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sakri village has 244 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakri has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sakri is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakri covers 92.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakri falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakri is Bharmar, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sakri.

Sakri is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakri is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 5.0 km away. Nurpur is about 14 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rit Upperli (under 2 km), Thakar Dwara (under 2 km) and Sakoh (under 2 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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