# Sakla Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Sakla

Sakla is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,555 people in 692 households**, the 6th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 4,555people (2011)
- 692households
- 72.4%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Sakla PIN code and other codes

Sakla falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSakla
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251324

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

## How far is Sakla from nearby towns?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)69 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)14 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 Sakla?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Sakla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mangra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Aara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Sakla known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Sakla

Of every 100 households in Sakla in 2011, 1 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sakla · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**78%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**93%

Use banking services ****86%**

**66%

Television ****28%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

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 Sakla?

■ Sakla · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**926

Working population ****30.9%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 60.1% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 253 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 579 (41%) · **■** Household industry 94 (7%) · **■** Other work 312 (22%) · **■** Marginal 168 (12%)

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 Karakat

- Motha5,420 people
- Danwar5,174 people
- Burhawal4,914 people
- Deo4,699 people
- Bara Dih4,272 people
- Amratha4,050 people
- Amona4,034 people
- Parsar4,023 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakla from Sasaram?69 km by road
- What is the population of Sakla?4,555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakla in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sakla?72.4% (Census 2011)