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About Sakharitola Village

Sakharitola is a mid sized village in Salekasa tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,968, made up of 992 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakharitola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakharitola village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Salekasa
Pincode 442102
Area (hectares) 210.27 hectares
Population 1,968
Male Population 992
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakharitola compares

By the 2011 count Sakharitola is the 6th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents. Its 210.27 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Sakharitola

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

Sakharitola lies about 31 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Dhanoli, about 6.2 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 Sakharitola
Nearest railway station Dhanoli 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Salekasa 11 km
District headquarters Gondiya 31 km
Nearest town Gondiā 31 km

Villages closest to Sakharitola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakharitola village had a population of 1,968. That makes it the 6th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,005 residents.

Sakharitola village has 992 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakharitola has about 984 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Sakharitola is 442102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakharitola covers 210.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakharitola falls under Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakharitola is Dhanoli, about 6.2 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 Sakharitola.

Sakharitola is about 31 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakharitola is in Salekasa tehsil of Gondiya district. Dhanoli is about 6.2 km away. Salekasa is about 11 km away. Gondiya is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salangtola (under 2 km), Karutola (1.5 km) and Satgaon (1.8 km).

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

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