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About Sakhras Village

Sakhras is a mid sized village in Pahalgam tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,612, made up of 791 males and 821 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.1 hectares hectares.

Sakhras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhras village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Pahalgam
Area (hectares) 201.1 hectares
Population 1,612
Male Population 791
Female Population 821
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhras compares

By the 2011 count Sakhras is the 21st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 201.1 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Sakhras

Sakhras is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhras as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sakhras from other places

Sakhras lies about 12 km from Anantnag. 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 Sakhras
Nearest town Bijbehara 12 km
District headquarters Anantnag 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pahalgam 23 km

Villages closest to Sakhras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhras village had a population of 1,612. That makes it the 21st largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Sakhras village has 791 males and 821 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhras has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 965.

Sakhras covers 201.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhras falls under Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Sakhras 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 village for Sakhras.

Sakhras is about 12 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhras is in Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district. Bijbehara is about 12 km away. Anantnag is about 12 km away. Pahalgam is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Trail (1.7 km), Adlash Magam (2.4 km) and Dirhama (3.0 km).

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

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