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About Sakarkoni Village

Sakarkoni is a mid sized village in Majhiaon tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,097, made up of 558 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakarkoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakarkoni village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Garhwa
Tehsil Majhiaon
Pincode 822114
Area (hectares) 195.02 hectares
Population 1,097
Male Population 558
Female Population 539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakarkoni compares

By the 2011 count Sakarkoni is the 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents. Its 195.02 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Sakarkoni

Sakarkoni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakarkoni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakarkoni from other places

Sakarkoni lies about 16 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Karkatta, about 5.0 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 Sakarkoni
Tehsil headquarters Majhiaon 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Karkatta 5.0 km
Nearest town Bishrāmpur 15 km
District headquarters Garhwa 16 km

Villages closest to Sakarkoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakarkoni village had a population of 1,097. That makes it the 18th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,278 residents.

Sakarkoni village has 558 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakarkoni has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Sakarkoni is 822114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakarkoni covers 195.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakarkoni falls under Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sakarkoni is Karkatta, about 5.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sakarkoni.

Sakarkoni is about 16 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakarkoni is in Majhiaon tehsil of Garhwa district. Majhiaon is about 3.5 km away. Karkatta is about 5.0 km away. Bishrāmpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pirthipur (under 2 km), Chandna (under 2 km) and Hari Ganwan (under 2 km).

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

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