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About Sakona Village

Sakona is a mid sized village in Mangolkote tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 558 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakona village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Mangolkote
Pincode 713147
Area (hectares) 68.27 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 558
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakona compares

By the 2011 count Sakona is the 83rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents. Its 68.27 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Sakona

Sakona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakona as Available within 10+ 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. The nearest villages by name are Purbba Nayapara, Radhanagar, Raghunathpur and Ramnagar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sakona

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakona village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,025 residents.

Sakona village has 558 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakona has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Sakona is 713147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakona covers 68.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sakona falls under Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sakona notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakona.

Sakona is in Mangolkote tehsil of Barddhaman district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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