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About Sakara Village

Sakara is a large village in Samudrapur tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,006, made up of 1,055 males and 951 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1133.25 hectares hectares.

Sakara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Samudrapur
Area (hectares) 1133.25 hectares
Population 2,006
Male Population 1,055
Female Population 951
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
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 8th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 1133.25 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

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 57 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Nagri, about 27 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
Tehsil headquarters Samudrapur 18 km
Nearest railway station Nagri 27 km
Nearest town Hinganghāt 28 km
District headquarters Wardha 57 km

Villages closest to Sakara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakara village had a population of 2,006. That makes it the 8th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Sakara village has 1,055 males and 951 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakara has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Sakara covers 1133.25 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 Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakara is Nagri, about 27 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 57 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakara is in Samudrapur tehsil of Wardha district. Samudrapur is about 18 km away. Nagri is about 27 km away. Hinganghāt is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Akola (1.7 km), Patalkot (2.7 km) and Talodi (3.4 km).

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

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