# Sakri Village, Kaler, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kaler, Arwal 

# Sakri

Sakri is a village in Kaler sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,390 people in 756 households**, the 10th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.7%.

- 4,390people (2011)
- 756households
- 67.0%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Sakri PIN code and other codes

Sakri falls in Kaler sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSakri Khurd
- Community development blockKaler
- Census village code260676

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sakri from nearby towns?

- Kaler (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)20 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sakri?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sakri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Niranjanpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kaler
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sakri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sakri

Of every 100 households in Sakri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sakri · ■ Kaler rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**58%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sakri?

■ Sakri · ■ Kaler rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**70.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986**

**965

Working population ****24.4%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 53.0% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 206 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (16%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (9%) · **■** Marginal 592 (55%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kaler

- Jaipur6,067 people
- Belsar5,633 people
- Kamta5,284 people
- Belawan4,620 people
- Bath4,311 people
- Sohsa3,923 people
- Hirdai Chak3,909 people
- Teri3,592 people

[All 60 villages in Kaler](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/kaler/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakri from Arwal?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sakri?4,390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakri in?Arwal district (Kaler sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakri?67.0% (Census 2011)