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About Sakol Village

Sakol is a small village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 164 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 817 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 405026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakol village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Pathankot
Pincode 405026
Area (hectares) 200 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 164
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 817
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 Sakol compares

By the 2011 count Sakol is the 266th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 200 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Sakol

Sakol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakol 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakol from other places

Sakol lies about 30 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is شکرگڑھ, about 17 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 Sakol
Nearest railway station شکرگڑھ 17 km
Nearest town Kathua 20 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathankot 30 km

Villages closest to Sakol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakol village had a population of 298. That makes it the 266th largest of the 328 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Sakol village has 164 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakol has about 817 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Sakol is 405026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakol covers 200 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakol falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sakol is شکرگڑھ, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakol.

Sakol is about 30 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakol is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. شکرگڑھ is about 17 km away. Kathua is about 20 km away. Gurdaspur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhinda (2.1 km), Khojki Chak (3.3 km) and Danwal (3.3 km).

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

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