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About Sakrain Village

Sakrain is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 296, made up of 145 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakrain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakrain village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 296
Male Population 145
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakrain compares

By the 2011 count Sakrain is the 54th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Sakrain

Sakrain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakrain as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sakrain from other places

Sakrain lies about 50 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 47 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 Sakrain
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 34 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 46 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 47 km
District headquarters Mandi 50 km

Villages closest to Sakrain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakrain village had a population of 296. That makes it the 54th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Sakrain village has 145 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakrain has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Sakrain is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakrain covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakrain falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakrain is Shimla, about 47 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 <5 km distance for Sakrain.

Sakrain is about 50 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakrain is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 34 km away. Sundarnagar is about 46 km away. Shimla is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapahi (5.9 km), Gamdhal (8.1 km) and Taryamla (11 km).

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

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