# Sakroh Village, Dhatwal, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dhatwal, Hamirpur 

# Sakroh

Sakroh is a village in Dhatwal sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176039**. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 89 households**, the 23rd largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 408people (2011)
- 89households
- 84.1%literacy
- 176039PIN code

## Sakroh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakroh is 176039.** Sakroh falls in Dhatwal sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176039
- Community development blockBijhri
- Census village code017675

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

## How far is Sakroh from nearby towns?

- Bijhri (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Talai (nearest town)8 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 Sakroh?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sakroh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijhri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhakmoh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wanee
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sakroh known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and rajmah**. About 35% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sakroh

Of every 100 households in Sakroh in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Sakroh · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**17%

Tap water ****99%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**77%

Use banking services ****99%**

**90%

Television ****82%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Sakroh?

■ Sakroh · ■ Dhatwal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1242**

**1140

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**885

Working population ****45.8%**

**44.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 77.5% for women. 38% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 77 (41%) · **■** Other work 51 (27%) · **■** Marginal 59 (32%)

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 Dhatwal

- Dulchehra438 people
- Jarl422 people
- Samela412 people
- Godee409 people
- Pairawin405 people
- Changar402 people
- Samthana Khurd381 people
- Ghulera378 people

[All 132 villages in Dhatwal](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/hamirpur/dhatwal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakroh?176039
- How far is Sakroh from Hamirpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Sakroh?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakroh in?Hamirpur district (Dhatwal sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakroh?84.1% (Census 2011)