About Sakoh Village

Sakoh is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 775, made up of 390 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakoh village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176022
Area (hectares)	160.9 hectares
Population	775
Male Population	390
Female Population	385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	987
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakoh compares

By the 2011 count Sakoh is the 57th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 160.9 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sakoh

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

Sakoh lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 4.1 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 Sakoh
Nearest railway station	Bharmar	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	14 km
Nearest town	Mamun	23 km
District headquarters	Kangra	34 km

Villages closest to Sakoh

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.

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Common questions about Sakoh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakoh village had a population of 775. That makes it the 57th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sakoh village has 390 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakoh has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

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

Sakoh covers 160.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sakoh is Bharmar, about 4.1 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 Sakoh.

Sakoh is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakoh is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 4.1 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.