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About Sakhi Village

Sakhi is a large village in Beohari tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,090, made up of 2,113 males and 1,977 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618.98 hectares hectares.

Sakhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Beohari
Area (hectares) 618.98 hectares
Population 4,090
Male Population 2,113
Female Population 1,977
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sakhi compares

By the 2011 count Sakhi is the 7th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents. Its 618.98 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Sakhi

Sakhi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sakhi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakhi from other places

Sakhi lies about 84 km from Shahdol. 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 Sakhi
Tehsil headquarters Beohari 3.3 km
Nearest town Beohāri 3.3 km
District headquarters Shahdol 84 km

Villages closest to Sakhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhi village had a population of 4,090. That makes it the 7th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,375 residents.

Sakhi village has 2,113 males and 1,977 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhi has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Sakhi covers 618.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakhi falls under Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Sakhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sakhi.

Sakhi is about 84 km from Shahdol in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhi is in Beohari tehsil of Shahdol district. Beohari is about 3.3 km away. Beohāri is about 3.3 km away. Shahdol is about 84 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijaha (2.4 km), Beohari Khurd (3.3 km) and Sukha (3.8 km).

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

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