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About Sarkinhi Village

Sarkinhi is a mid sized village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,438, made up of 738 males and 700 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580 hectares hectares.

Sarkinhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarkinhi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 580 hectares
Population 1,438
Male Population 738
Female Population 700
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarkinhi compares

By the 2011 count Sarkinhi is the 24th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 580 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sarkinhi

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

Sarkinhi lies about 34 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Lohagad, about 14 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 Sarkinhi
Nearest railway station Lohagad 14 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 34 km
District headquarters Akola 34 km

Villages closest to Sarkinhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarkinhi village had a population of 1,438. That makes it the 24th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Sarkinhi village has 738 males and 700 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarkinhi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 932.

Sarkinhi covers 580 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarkinhi falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sarkinhi is Lohagad, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Sarkinhi.

Sarkinhi is about 34 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarkinhi is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Lohagad is about 14 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 23 km away. Barshitakli is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hirkani (1.9 km), Khopadi (1.9 km) and Zodga (3.2 km).

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

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