About Sakhu Village

Sakhu is a small village in Dumri tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 248 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Dumri
Pincode	835230
Area (hectares)	674 hectares
Population	484
Male Population	248
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhu compares

By the 2011 count Sakhu is the 39th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 674 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Sakhu

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

Sakhu lies about 128 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 3.5 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 Sakhu
Nearest railway station	Kajri	3.5 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dumri	15 km
District headquarters	Gumla	128 km

Villages closest to Sakhu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhu village had a population of 484. That makes it the 39th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Sakhu village has 248 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhu has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Sakhu is 835230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhu covers 674 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakhu falls under Dumri tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sakhu is Kajri, about 3.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sakhu.

Sakhu is about 128 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhu is in Dumri tehsil of Gumla district. Kajri is about 3.5 km away. Medininagar is about 9.9 km away. Dumri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.