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About Sakara Village

Sakara is a large village in Umarkhed tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,453, made up of 1,251 males and 1,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 641.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 445206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakara village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Umarkhed
Pincode 445206
Area (hectares) 641.82 hectares
Population 2,453
Male Population 1,251
Female Population 1,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakara compares

By the 2011 count Sakara is the 17th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents. Its 641.82 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

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 5 - 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 107 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 14 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
Nearest town Hadgāon 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Umarkhed 13 km
Nearest railway station Jawalgaon (Deccan) 14 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 107 km

Villages closest to Sakara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Umarkhed 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 2,453. That makes it the 17th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,695 residents.

Sakara village has 1,251 males and 1,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakara has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Sakara is 445206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakara covers 641.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakara falls under Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakara is Jawalgaon (Deccan), about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 107 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 Umarkhed tehsil of Yavatmal district. Hadgāon is about 9.8 km away. Umarkhed is about 13 km away. Jawalgaon (Deccan) is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalgani (2.0 km), Kharus Bk (2.4 km) and Gurphali (2.8 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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