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About Sakalma Village

Sakalma is a small village in Amrapara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 107 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakalma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakalma village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Amrapara
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 107
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakalma compares

By the 2011 count Sakalma is the 78th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Sakalma

Sakalma is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sakalma 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Porpara, Pusurbhita, Roldih and Saharghati. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sakalma

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakalma village had a population of 217. That makes it the 78th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Sakalma village has 107 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakalma has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Sakalma is 816104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakalma covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakalma falls under Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sakalma notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Sakalma.

Sakalma is in Amrapara tehsil of Pakur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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