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About Sakalana Village

Sakalana is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 121 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246475, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakalana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakalana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246475
Area (hectares) 59.98 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 121
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,066
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 Sakalana compares

By the 2011 count Sakalana is the 95th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 59.98 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Sakalana

Sakalana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakalana 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 Sakalana from other places

Sakalana lies about 103 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 30 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 Sakalana
Nearest town Almora 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 30 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 103 km

Villages closest to Sakalana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakalana village had a population of 250. That makes it the 95th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Sakalana village has 121 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakalana has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Sakalana is 246475. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakalana covers 59.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakalana falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sakalana is Kathgodam, about 30 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 Sakalana.

Sakalana is about 103 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakalana is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Almora is about 9.5 km away. Jakholi is about 24 km away. Kathgodam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chopara (1.7 km), Tat (5.2 km) and Tyunkhar (7.2 km).

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

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