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About Sakrol Village

Sakrol is a large village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,022, made up of 1,063 males and 959 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 404.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakrol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakrol village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 404.98 hectares
Population 2,022
Male Population 1,063
Female Population 959
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sakrol compares

By the 2011 count Sakrol is the 42nd largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 404.98 hectares work out to about 5.0 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 984.

Getting to Sakrol

The census records public bus service for Sakrol 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sabail, Saharol, Sahazadpur and Sahil. 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 Sakrol

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakrol village had a population of 2,022. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Sakrol village has 1,063 males and 959 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakrol has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Sakrol is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakrol covers 404.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakrol falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Sakrol notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Sakrol.

Sakrol is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah 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 Sakrol today is likely to be higher.

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