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About Sakhara Village

Sakhara is a large village in Sengaon tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,003, made up of 1,572 males and 1,431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1226.98 hectares hectares.

Sakhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Sengaon
Area (hectares) 1226.98 hectares
Population 3,003
Male Population 1,572
Female Population 1,431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhara compares

By the 2011 count Sakhara is the 12th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 1226.98 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Sakhara

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

Sakhara lies about 42 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Malsailu, about 38 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 Sakhara
Tehsil headquarters Sengaon 14 km
Nearest town Risod 16 km
Nearest railway station Malsailu 38 km
District headquarters Hingoli 42 km

Villages closest to Sakhara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhara village had a population of 3,003. That makes it the 12th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Sakhara village has 1,572 males and 1,431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhara has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 939.

Sakhara covers 1226.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakhara falls under Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakhara is Malsailu, about 38 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 Sakhara.

Sakhara is about 42 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhara is in Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district. Sengaon is about 14 km away. Risod is about 16 km away. Malsailu 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 Kelsula (2.5 km), Uti Bramhachari (2.7 km) and Borkhadi (4.7 km).

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

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