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About Sakrala Village

Sakrala is a mid sized village in Dasua tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 767, made up of 387 males and 380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 280 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakrala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakrala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Dasua
Pincode 144207
Area (hectares) 280 hectares
Population 767
Male Population 387
Female Population 380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakrala compares

By the 2011 count Sakrala is the 131st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 823 residents. Its 280 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 984.

Getting to Sakrala

Sakrala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakrala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sakrala from other places

Sakrala lies about 25 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Urmar, about 7.5 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 Sakrala
Nearest railway station Tanda Urmar 7.5 km
Nearest town Urmar 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Dasua 16 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 25 km

Villages closest to Sakrala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakrala village had a population of 767. That makes it the 131st largest of the 361 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 823 residents.

Sakrala village has 387 males and 380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakrala has about 982 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 984.

The pincode recorded for Sakrala is 144207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakrala covers 280 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakrala falls under Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sakrala is Tanda Urmar, about 7.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sakrala.

Sakrala is about 25 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakrala is in Dasua tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Tanda Urmar is about 7.5 km away. Urmar is about 7.5 km away. Dasua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malhian (under 2 km), Pandori Malhian (under 2 km) and Masit Palkot (under 2 km).

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

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