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About Sakri Village

Sakri is a small village in Ghughari tehsil, in the district of Mandla, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 159 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.93 hectares hectares.

Sakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandla
Tehsil Ghughari
Area (hectares) 103.93 hectares
Population 345
Male Population 159
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,170
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ 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 164th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 103.93 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Getting to Sakri

Sakri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sakri 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 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 83 km from Mandla, and the nearest railway station is Bheraghat, about 7.2 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 Bheraghat 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghughari 12 km
Nearest town Jabalpur 19 km
District headquarters Mandla 83 km

Villages closest to Sakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghughari 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 345. That makes it the 164th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Sakri village has 159 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakri has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1048.

Sakri covers 103.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakri falls under Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakri is Bheraghat, about 7.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sakri.

Sakri is about 83 km from Mandla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakri is in Ghughari tehsil of Mandla district. Bheraghat is about 7.2 km away. Ghughari is about 12 km away. Jabalpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ludhiya Alias Imlitola (4.0 km), Ghughra Mal (5.4 km) and Amjhar (7.6 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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