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About Sakara Village

Sakara is a mid sized village in Kerakat tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,804, made up of 839 males and 965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 381.72 hectares hectares.

Sakara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakara village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Kerakat
Area (hectares) 381.72 hectares
Population 1,804
Male Population 839
Female Population 965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakara compares

By the 2011 count Sakara is the 120th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents. Its 381.72 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Getting to Sakara

Sakara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakara 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakara from other places

Sakara lies about 16 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bakhsha, about 7.6 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 Sakara
Nearest railway station Bakhsha 7.6 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kerakat 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 16 km

Villages closest to Sakara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakara village had a population of 1,804. That makes it the 120th largest of the 400 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,549 residents.

Sakara village has 839 males and 965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakara has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1071.

Sakara covers 381.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakara falls under Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakara is Bakhsha, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance for Sakara.

Sakara is about 16 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakara is in Kerakat tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bakhsha is about 7.6 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 13 km away. Kerakat 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 Gopalpur (1.7 km), Hasanpur (3.3 km) and Chak Jamin (5.4 km).

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

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