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Sakar

सकर
Someshwar mandal
Pincode 263636
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LGD code
53385
Pincode
263636
Post office
Hawalbagh
Population
295
Households
65
Literacy rate
74.9%
Sex ratio
1092 ♀/1000♂
Workers
174
Distance to district centre
20 km
Distance to mandal centre
12 km
Distance to Dehradun
170 km
Distance to Delhi
265 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 48 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Medical College Hospital, Almora · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Sakar compares

By population, Sakar ranks #54 of 150 villages in Someshwar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
74.9%
+6.5% vs mandal average
Sakar
74.9%
Someshwar mandal
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,092
−120 vs mandal average
Sakar
1,092
Someshwar mandal
1,212
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
Sakar
4.5
Someshwar mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Sakar at a glance

Sakar is a village of 295 people in 65 households (Census 2011) in Someshwar tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 54th-largest of 150 villages in Someshwar tehsil. Literacy is 75%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,092 women per 1,000 men. It lies 20 km from the Almora district centre, 20 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 48 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263636, served by Hawalbagh post office; the LGD village code is 53385. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Medical College Hospital, Almora, 10 km away. The village votes in Someshwar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rekha Arya. The population is estimated at 348 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Sakar · this village29575%
Damar · Lamgada34671%0 km N
Sakar · Gangolihat8857%0 km N
Mehla · Someshwar15976%1.1 km S
Gagil · Someshwar15375%1.4 km SE
Daula · Dhaulchhina21668%1.7 km NW
Naula · Dhaulchhina3272%1.7 km NW

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Key facts — Sakar

LGD code
53385
Pincode
263636
Post office
Hawalbagh
Population (Census 2011)
295
Population (projected 2026)
348
Households
65
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1092
Literacy rate
74.9%
Coordinates
29.69428°N, 79.64281°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Someshwar
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rekha Arya
Block / Mandal
Someshwar
Getting there

How to reach Sakar

Mandal centre
Someshwar · ≈ 12 km
≈ 24 min by car · 29 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 20 km
≈ 42 min by car · 49 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 20 km
≈ 42 min by car · 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun170 kmcapital
  • Delhi265 km
  • Kolkata1176 km
  • Mumbai1364 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam48 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop11 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Medical College Hospital, Almora10 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch10 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil11 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College22 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station38 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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