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About Sakair Village

Sakair is a mid sized village in Tapan tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,233, made up of 645 males and 588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 242.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakair village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Tapan
Pincode 733127
Area (hectares) 242.91 hectares
Population 1,233
Male Population 645
Female Population 588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sakair compares

By the 2011 count Sakair is the 57th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 924 residents. Its 242.91 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Sakair

Sakair is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sakair as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Rampara Chenchra, Rampur, Ramrampur and Sadullapur. 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 Sakair

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakair village had a population of 1,233. That makes it the 57th largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 924 residents.

Sakair village has 645 males and 588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakair has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Sakair is 733127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakair covers 242.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakair falls under Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sakair.

Sakair is in Tapan tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Sakair today is likely to be higher.

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