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About Sakhtali Village

Sakhtali is a mid sized village in Sitamau tehsil, in the district of Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,771, made up of 896 males and 875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 413.08 hectares hectares.

Sakhtali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhtali village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Mandsaur
Tehsil Sitamau
Area (hectares) 413.08 hectares
Population 1,771
Male Population 896
Female Population 875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhtali compares

By the 2011 count Sakhtali is the 22nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents. Its 413.08 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sakhtali

Sakhtali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhtali as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sakhtali from other places

Sakhtali lies about 23 km from Mandsaur, and the nearest railway station is Dalauda, about 18 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 Sakhtali
Tehsil headquarters Sitamau 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Dalauda 18 km
District headquarters Mandsaur 23 km

Villages closest to Sakhtali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhtali village had a population of 1,771. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,114 residents.

Sakhtali village has 896 males and 875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhtali has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Sakhtali covers 413.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakhtali falls under Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakhtali is Dalauda, about 18 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 village for Sakhtali.

Sakhtali is about 23 km from Mandsaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhtali is in Sitamau tehsil of Mandsaur district. Sitamau is about 8.4 km away. Dalauda is about 18 km away. Mandsaur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akya (under 2 km), Rawti (2.9 km) and Surkheda (3.3 km).

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

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