About Sakhana Village

Sakhana is a mid sized village in Raikot tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 413 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Raikot
Pincode	141109
Area (hectares)	250 hectares
Population	757
Male Population	413
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	833
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhana compares

By the 2011 count Sakhana is the 65th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents. Its 250 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Sakhana

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

Sakhana lies about 36 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Ahmedgarh, about 18 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 Sakhana
Tehsil headquarters	Raikot	4.7 km
Nearest town	Rāikot	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Ahmedgarh	18 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	36 km

Villages closest to Sakhana

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

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Common questions about Sakhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhana village had a population of 757. That makes it the 65th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,174 residents.

Sakhana village has 413 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhana has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Sakhana is 141109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhana covers 250 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakhana falls under Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sakhana is Ahmedgarh, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sakhana.

Sakhana is about 36 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhana is in Raikot tehsil of Ludhiana district. Raikot is about 4.7 km away. Rāikot is about 4.7 km away. Ahmedgarh is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.