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About Sakri Village

Sakri is a small village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 88, made up of 49 males and 39 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 796 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 38.02 hectares
Population 88
Male Population 49
Female Population 39
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 796
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakri compares

By the 2011 count Sakri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 38.02 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sakri

Sakri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakri as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakri from other places

Sakri lies about 23 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Bes, 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 Sakri
Tehsil headquarters Barkagaon 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Bes 13 km
Nearest town Patrātu 17 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 23 km

Villages closest to Sakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakri village had a population of 88. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Sakri village has 49 males and 39 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakri has about 796 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sakri is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakri covers 38.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakri falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sakri is Bes, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakri.

Sakri is about 23 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakri is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barkagaon is about 5.7 km away. Bes is about 13 km away. Patrātu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawatanr (under 2 km), Bhaduli Pipradih (under 2 km) and Mahudi (under 2 km).

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

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