Skip to main content

About Sakra Village

Sakra is one of the larger villages in Bhogaon tehsil, in the district of Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,751, made up of 3,063 males and 2,688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 957.29 hectares hectares.

Sakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakra village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mainpuri
Tehsil Bhogaon
Area (hectares) 957.29 hectares
Population 5,751
Male Population 3,063
Female Population 2,688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakra compares

By the 2011 count Sakra is the 23rd largest of the 380 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 957.29 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Getting to Sakra

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

Sakra lies about 141 km from Mainpuri, and the nearest railway station is Vrindavan, about 5.8 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 Sakra
Nearest town Vrindāvan 5.4 km
Nearest railway station Vrindavan 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhogaon 8.7 km
District headquarters Mainpuri 141 km

Villages closest to Sakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakra village had a population of 5,751. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 380 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Sakra village has 3,063 males and 2,688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakra has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 879.

Sakra covers 957.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sakra falls under Bhogaon tehsil of Mainpuri district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sakra is Vrindavan, about 5.8 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 Sakra.

Sakra is about 141 km from Mainpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakra is in Bhogaon tehsil of Mainpuri district. Vrindāvan is about 5.4 km away. Vrindavan is about 5.8 km away. Bhogaon is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saraiya (under 2 km), Bara (3.6 km) and Dayant Nagar Mata (3.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.