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About Sakla Village

Sakla is a small village in Litipara tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 294, made up of 160 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 838 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakla village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Litipara
Pincode 816104
Area (hectares) 239.86 hectares
Population 294
Male Population 160
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 838
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 Sakla compares

By the 2011 count Sakla is the 96th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 384 residents. Its 239.86 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Sakla

Sakla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakla 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 Sakla from other places

Sakla lies about 34 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Barharwa Junction, about 31 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 Sakla
Tehsil headquarters Litipara 11 km
Nearest railway station Barharwa Junction 31 km
Nearest town Godda 33 km
District headquarters Pakur 34 km

Villages closest to Sakla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakla village had a population of 294. That makes it the 96th largest of the 258 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 384 residents.

Sakla village has 160 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakla has about 838 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1048.

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

Sakla covers 239.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakla falls under Litipara tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sakla is Barharwa Junction, about 31 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 Sakla.

Sakla is about 34 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakla is in Litipara tehsil of Pakur district. Litipara is about 11 km away. Barharwa Junction is about 31 km away. Godda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesripahar (under 2 km), Kairabani (under 2 km) and Daldali (under 2 km).

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

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