About Sakia Village

Sakia is a mid sized village in Basia tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,023, made up of 484 males and 539 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 525 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Basia
Pincode	835227
Area (hectares)	525 hectares
Population	1,023
Male Population	484
Female Population	539
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,114
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 Sakia compares

By the 2011 count Sakia is the 29th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 925 residents. Its 525 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sakia

Sakia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakia 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 Sakia from other places

Sakia lies about 38 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kurkura, about 13 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 Sakia
Tehsil headquarters	Basia	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Kurkura	13 km
Nearest town	Simdega	36 km
District headquarters	Gumla	38 km

Villages closest to Sakia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakia village had a population of 1,023. That makes it the 29th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 925 residents.

Sakia village has 484 males and 539 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakia has about 1114 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sakia is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakia covers 525 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakia falls under Basia tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sakia is Kurkura, about 13 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 Sakia.

Sakia is about 38 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakia is in Basia tehsil of Gumla district. Basia is about 9.3 km away. Kurkura is about 13 km away. Simdega is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.