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About Sakarla Village

Sakarla is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 41 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakarla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakarla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 21 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 41
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
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 Sakarla compares

By the 2011 count Sakarla is the 106th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 21 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Sakarla

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

Sakarla lies about 5.0 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 5.5 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 Sakarla
District headquarters Solan 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Barog 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 24 km

Villages closest to Sakarla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakarla village had a population of 76. That makes it the 106th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Sakarla village has 41 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakarla has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Sakarla is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakarla covers 21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakarla falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakarla is Barog, about 5.5 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 Sakarla.

Sakarla is about 5.0 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakarla is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Solan is about 5.0 km away. Barog is about 5.5 km away. Krishangarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gharsi Brahmana (under 2 km), Gharsi Kanaitan (under 2 km) and Jangal Gharsi (under 2 km).

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

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