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About Sakmal Village

Sakmal is a mid sized village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,116, made up of 575 males and 541 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakmal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakmal village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794104
Population 1,116
Male Population 575
Female Population 541
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakmal compares

By the 2011 count Sakmal is the 36th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Sakmal

Sakmal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakmal as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rongnabakgre, Rongramgre, Rongranggiri and Rongsanggre. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sakmal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakmal village had a population of 1,116. That makes it the 36th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Sakmal village has 575 males and 541 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakmal has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Sakmal is 794104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakmal falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The census record for Sakmal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakmal.

Sakmal is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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