About Sakara Village

Sakara is a large village in Digras tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,445, made up of 1,801 males and 1,644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 694 hectares hectares.

Sakara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakara village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Yavatmal
Tehsil	Digras
Area (hectares)	694 hectares
Population	3,445
Male Population	1,801
Female Population	1,644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	913
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakara compares

By the 2011 count Sakara is the 7th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents. Its 694 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 936.

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 village. 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 56 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Bhandegaon, about 20 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	Digras	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Bhandegaon	20 km
District headquarters	Yavatmal	56 km

Villages closest to Sakara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Digras 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 3,445. That makes it the 7th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,423 residents.

Sakara village has 1,801 males and 1,644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakara has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

Sakara covers 694 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakara falls under Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakara is Bhandegaon, about 20 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 village for Sakara.

Sakara is about 56 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakara is in Digras tehsil of Yavatmal district. Digras is about 9.1 km away. Bhandegaon is about 20 km away. Yavatmal is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.