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Sakia observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
The principal temple recorded for Basia mandal is Maa Dewri Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Sakia itself.
Sakia is a village in Basia mandal, Gumla district, Jharkhand with a population of 1,023 in 150 households and a literacy rate of 61%. The village is located at coordinates 23.179°N, 85.757°E under PIN code 835207.
By population, Sakia ranks #29 of 88 villages in Basia mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sakia हे झारखंडच्या गुमला जिल्ह्यातील Basia ब्लॉकमधील 1,023 लोकसंख्येचे 150 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Basia ब्लॉकमधील 88 गावांत 29वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 61% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 57% पेक्षा 4 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 1,114 स्त्रिया. हे गुमला जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 32 किमी, जवळचे शहर Tamarपासून 18 किमी, Torang रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 15 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 835207 आहे, Gumla Bazar पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 375878 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Verma Clinic & Research Centre, 17 किमी अंतरावर. सरपंच JACINTA BAGE आहेत; गाव Tamar विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Vikas Kumar Munda. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 1,206, 2011 पेक्षा 18% जास्त.
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Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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