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About Sakri Village

Sakri is a small village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 235 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.51 hectares hectares.

Sakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 131.51 hectares
Population 476
Male Population 235
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakri compares

By the 2011 count Sakri is the 109th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 131.51 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Sakri

Sakri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakri as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakri from other places

Sakri lies about 18 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Jukehi, about 9.2 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 Sakri
Nearest railway station Jukehi 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 9.8 km
District headquarters Katni 18 km
Nearest town Murwāra 18 km

Villages closest to Sakri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakri village had a population of 476. That makes it the 109th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Sakri village has 235 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakri has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Sakri covers 131.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakri falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakri is Jukehi, about 9.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sakri.

Sakri is about 18 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakri is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Jukehi is about 9.2 km away. Vijayraghavgarh is about 9.8 km away. Katni 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 Harduwa Khurd (under 2 km), Sangwara (under 2 km) and Singhwara (under 2 km).

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

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