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About Sakliya Village

Sakliya is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 42 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakliya village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Dadahu
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 42
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakliya compares

By the 2011 count Sakliya is the 59th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sakliya

Sakliya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakliya as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sakliya from other places

Sakliya lies about 8.8 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 36 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 Sakliya
District headquarters Sirmaur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Dadahu 10 km
Nearest town Nāhan 12 km
Nearest railway station Barog 36 km

Villages closest to Sakliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakliya village had a population of 85. That makes it the 59th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Sakliya village has 42 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakliya has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sakliya is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakliya covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakliya falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakliya is Barog, about 36 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakliya.

Sakliya is about 8.8 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakliya is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 8.8 km away. Dadahu is about 10 km away. Nāhan is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahipur (under 2 km), Kaba (under 2 km) and Ganu (under 2 km).

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

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