About Sakor Village

Sakor is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 151 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 300.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakor village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	300.01 hectares
Population	291
Male Population	151
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakor compares

By the 2011 count Sakor is the 35th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 300.01 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sakor

Sakor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakor as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Sakor from other places

Sakor lies about 31 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 30 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 Sakor
Nearest town	Nāhan	14 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	30 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	31 km
District headquarters	Solan	31 km

Villages closest to Sakor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakor village had a population of 291. That makes it the 35th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Sakor village has 151 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakor has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sakor is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakor covers 300.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakor falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakor is Barog, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sakor.

Sakor is about 31 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakor is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Barog is about 30 km away. Darlaghat is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.