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About Sakhauli Village

Sakhauli is a mid sized village in Ronhat tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 424 males and 369 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhauli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Ronhat
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 424
Female Population 369
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
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 Sakhauli compares

By the 2011 count Sakhauli is the 16th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

Getting to Sakhauli

Sakhauli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakhauli 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 Sakhauli from other places

Sakhauli lies about 17 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 55 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 Sakhauli
Tehsil headquarters Ronhat 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 17 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 20 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 55 km

Villages closest to Sakhauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhauli village had a population of 793. That makes it the 16th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Sakhauli village has 424 males and 369 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhauli has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 877.

The pincode recorded for Sakhauli is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhauli covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakhauli falls under Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakhauli is Dehradun, about 55 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 Sakhauli.

Sakhauli is about 17 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhauli is in Ronhat tehsil of Sirmaur district. Ronhat is about 17 km away. Sirmaur is about 17 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darabal (7.1 km), Tandiyon (14 km) and Halan (14 km).

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

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