About Sakara Village

Sakara is a mid sized village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 631, made up of 323 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.17 hectares hectares.

Sakara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakara village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Bhandara
Tehsil	Lakhandur
Area (hectares)	354.17 hectares
Population	631
Male Population	323
Female Population	308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakara compares

By the 2011 count Sakara is the 63rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 354.17 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sakara

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

Sakara lies about 41 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Arjuni, about 15 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 Sakara
Nearest railway station	Arjuni	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lakhandur	16 km
Nearest town	Pawni	29 km
District headquarters	Bhandara	41 km

Villages closest to Sakara

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

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Common questions about Sakara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakara village had a population of 631. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Sakara village has 323 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakara has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Sakara covers 354.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakara falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakara is Arjuni, about 15 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 Sakara.

Sakara is about 41 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakara is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Arjuni is about 15 km away. Lakhandur is about 16 km away. Pawni is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.