About Saskara Village

Saskara is a mid sized village in Sonua tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,034, made up of 516 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 226 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saskara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saskara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Sonua
Pincode	833102
Area (hectares)	226 hectares
Population	1,034
Male Population	516
Female Population	518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,004
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Saskara compares

By the 2011 count Saskara is the 27th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 780 residents. Its 226 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Saskara

Saskara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Saskara 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saskara from other places

Saskara lies about 33 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Derowan, about 7.0 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 Saskara
Nearest railway station	Derowan	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sonua	19 km
District headquarters	Pashchimi Singhbhum	33 km
Nearest town	Bada Barabīl	37 km

Villages closest to Saskara

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.

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Common questions about Saskara

As per the Census of India 2011, Saskara village had a population of 1,034. That makes it the 27th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 780 residents.

Saskara village has 516 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saskara has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Saskara is 833102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saskara covers 226 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Saskara is Derowan, about 7.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Saskara.

Saskara is about 33 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saskara is in Sonua tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Derowan is about 7.0 km away. Sonua is about 19 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.