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About Sakohan Village

Sakohan is a mid sized village in Bangana tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 519, made up of 275 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakohan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakohan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Bangana
Pincode 177032
Area (hectares) 264.12 hectares
Population 519
Male Population 275
Female Population 244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Sakohan compares

By the 2011 count Sakohan is the 29th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 241 residents. Its 264.12 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Sakohan

Sakohan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakohan 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. The nearest villages by name are Raunkhar, Rerku, Ritt Satrukha and Riwar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sakohan

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakohan village had a population of 519. That makes it the 29th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 241 residents.

Sakohan village has 275 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakohan has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Sakohan is 177032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakohan covers 264.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakohan falls under Bangana tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sakohan notes the nearest railway station 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 Sakohan.

Sakohan is in Bangana tehsil of Una district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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