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About Sakun Kande Village

Sakun Kande is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 33 males and 37 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,121 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakun Kande Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakun Kande village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 75.97 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 33
Female Population 37
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,121
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakun Kande compares

By the 2011 count Sakun Kande is the 173rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 75.97 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Sakun Kande

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

How far is Sakun Kande from other places

Sakun Kande lies about 31 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 79 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 Sakun Kande
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 3.1 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 31 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 79 km

Villages closest to Sakun Kande

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 Sakun Kande

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakun Kande village had a population of 70. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Sakun Kande village has 33 males and 37 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakun Kande has about 1121 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Sakun Kande is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakun Kande covers 75.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakun Kande falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sakun Kande is Kathgodam, about 79 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakun Kande.

Sakun Kande is about 31 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakun Kande is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 3.1 km away. Pithoragarh is about 31 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kande (under 2 km), Dudariya Legga Jakh (under 2 km) and Jakha Rawat (under 2 km).

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

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