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About Saskaur Village

Saskaur is a mid sized village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 849, made up of 422 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saskaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saskaur village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140116
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 849
Male Population 422
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Saskaur compares

By the 2011 count Saskaur is the 86th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Saskaur

The census records public bus service for Saskaur 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saskaur from other places

Saskaur lies about 23 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.5 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 Saskaur
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Anandpur Sahib 7.3 km
District headquarters Rupnagar 23 km
Nearest town Ropar 23 km

Villages closest to Saskaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Anandpur Sahib 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 Saskaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Saskaur village had a population of 849. That makes it the 86th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Saskaur village has 422 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saskaur has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Saskaur is 140116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saskaur covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Saskaur falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Saskaur is Kiratpur Sahib, about 5.5 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 <5 km distance for Saskaur.

Saskaur is about 23 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saskaur is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Kiratpur Sahib is about 5.5 km away. Anandpur Sahib is about 7.3 km away. Rupnagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chahar Majra (under 2 km), Ghahi Majra (under 2 km) and Gurse Majra (under 2 km).

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

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