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About Sakariya Village

Sakariya is a mid sized village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,347, made up of 687 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 818.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakariya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326516
Area (hectares) 818.58 hectares
Population 1,347
Male Population 687
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakariya compares

By the 2011 count Sakariya is the 25th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 818.58 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Sakariya

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

Sakariya lies about 86 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Nathukheri, about 3.4 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 Sakariya
Nearest railway station Nathukheri 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 5.8 km
Nearest town Shāmgarh 22 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 86 km

Villages closest to Sakariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakariya village had a population of 1,347. That makes it the 25th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Sakariya village has 687 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakariya has about 961 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 949.

The pincode recorded for Sakariya is 326516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakariya covers 818.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakariya falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sakariya is Nathukheri, about 3.4 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 Sakariya.

Sakariya is about 86 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakariya is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Nathukheri is about 3.4 km away. Gangdhar is about 5.8 km away. Shāmgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deoriya Kilol (2.7 km), Guradiya Jhala (3.2 km) and Rawatpura (3.7 km).

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

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