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About Sakruli Village

Sakruli is a mid sized village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,286, made up of 634 males and 652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakruli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakruli village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146109
Area (hectares) 499 hectares
Population 1,286
Male Population 634
Female Population 652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sakruli compares

By the 2011 count Sakruli is the 80th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 499 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Sakruli

Sakruli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sakruli 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakruli from other places

Sakruli lies about 26 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about 6.4 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 Sakruli
Nearest railway station Saila Khurd 6.4 km
Nearest town Banga 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 17 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 26 km

Villages closest to Sakruli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakruli village had a population of 1,286. That makes it the 80th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Sakruli village has 634 males and 652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakruli has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Sakruli is 146109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakruli covers 499 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakruli falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sakruli is Saila Khurd, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Sakruli is about 26 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakruli is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about 6.4 km away. Banga is about 16 km away. Garhshankar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sauli (under 2 km), Dadewal (under 2 km) and Paldi (1.6 km).

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

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