About Sakhua Village

Sakhua is a mid sized village in Padwa tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,083, made up of 561 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Padwa
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	138 hectares
Population	1,083
Male Population	561
Female Population	522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhua compares

By the 2011 count Sakhua is the 23rd largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sakhua

Sakhua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhua as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Manahar, Murma, Pandwa and Patra. 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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Sakhua

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhua village had a population of 1,083. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Sakhua village has 561 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhua has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sakhua is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhua covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhua falls under Padwa tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Sakhua notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sakhua.

Sakhua is in Padwa tehsil of Palamu 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.