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About Sakri Village

Sakri is a mid sized village in Dhanora tehsil, in the district of Seoni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,118, made up of 548 males and 570 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315.85 hectares hectares.

Sakri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakri village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Seoni
Tehsil Dhanora
Area (hectares) 315.85 hectares
Population 1,118
Male Population 548
Female Population 570
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakri compares

By the 2011 count Sakri is the 16th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 754 residents. Its 315.85 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Sakri

Sakri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakri as Available within village. 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 Sakri from other places

Sakri lies about 38 km from Seoni, and the nearest railway station is Umaria Isra, about 33 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
Tehsil headquarters Dhanora 27 km
Nearest railway station Umaria Isra 33 km
District headquarters Seoni 38 km

Villages closest to Sakri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanora 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 1,118. That makes it the 16th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 754 residents.

Sakri village has 548 males and 570 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakri has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Sakri covers 315.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakri falls under Dhanora tehsil of Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakri is Umaria Isra, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sakri.

Sakri is about 38 km from Seoni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakri is in Dhanora tehsil of Seoni district. Dhanora is about 27 km away. Umaria Isra is about 33 km away. Seoni is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingwani (4.5 km), Barela (9.0 km) and Khursipar (10.0 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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