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About Sakora Village

Sakora is a small village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 190 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 833103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakora village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Sonua
Pincode 833103
Population 367
Male Population 190
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Sakora compares

By the 2011 count Sakora is the 69th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sakora

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

Sakora lies about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Sonua, about 3.4 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 Sakora
Nearest railway station Sonua 3.4 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 15 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 18 km

Villages closest to Sakora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakora village had a population of 367. That makes it the 69th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Sakora village has 190 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakora has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sakora is 833103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakora falls under Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sakora is Sonua, about 3.4 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 Sakora.

Sakora is about 15 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakora is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Sonua is about 3.4 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 15 km away. Chakradharpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalurangi (under 2 km), Rajgaon (1.7 km) and Binka (1.8 km).

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

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