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About Sakharoli Village

Sakharoli is a mid sized village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 563, made up of 292 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares.

Sakharoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakharoli village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 563
Male Population 292
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakharoli compares

By the 2011 count Sakharoli is the 167th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Sakharoli

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

Sakharoli lies about 19 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Khar Road, about under 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 Sakharoli
Nearest railway station Khar Road under 2 km
Nearest town Mumbai 5.1 km
District headquarters Thane 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 35 km

Villages closest to Sakharoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakharoli village had a population of 563. That makes it the 167th largest of the 210 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Sakharoli village has 292 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakharoli has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Sakharoli covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakharoli falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakharoli is Khar Road, about under 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 Sakharoli.

Sakharoli is about 19 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakharoli is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Khar Road is about under 2 km away. Mumbai is about 5.1 km away. Thane is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shivajinagar (1.6 km), Vandre (2.8 km) and Sor (7.5 km).

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

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