# Sakhras Village, Pahalgam, Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/sakhras/ Village · Pahalgam, Anantnag # Sakhras Sakhras is a village in Pahalgam sub-district of Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. The 2011 Census counted **1,612 people in 299 households**, the 21st largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.3%. - 1,612people (2011) - 299households - 63.5%literacy - 1,038females per 1,000 males ## Sakhras PIN code and other codes Sakhras falls in Pahalgam sub-district, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir. - Gram panchayatTrail B - Community development blockDachanipora - Census village code003575 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakhras from nearby towns? - Pahalgam (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Anantnag (district HQ)15 km by road - Ashmuqam (nearest town)4 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 Sakhras? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhras; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Srigufwara - ○Degree college10+ km · Anantnag - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anantnag - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 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 Sakhras known for? The main crops are **walnut**. Products made here include chain stich. About 58% of the 201 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Sakhras Of every 100 households in Sakhras in 2011, 70 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sakhras · ■ Pahalgam rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **57% Toilet within the home ****19%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **62% Tap water ****44%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****76%** **62% Television ****32%** **29% Mobile phone ****66%** **51% Computer with internet ****4%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **2% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****14%** **32% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Sakhras? ■ Sakhras · ■ Pahalgam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **49.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **953 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **916 Working population ****47.5%** **39.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 50.6% for women. 52% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (17%) · **■** Marginal 515 (67%) 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 Pahalgam - Adlash Magam1,953 people - Sili Gam1,911 people - Lidroo1,898 people - Wularama1,748 people - Hardu Kichroo1,496 people - Hassan Noor1,462 people - Peth Nambal1,393 people - Karshn Gam1,321 people [All 66 villages in Pahalgam](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/anantnag/pahalgam/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakhras from Anantnag?15 km by road - What is the population of Sakhras?1,612 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhras in?Anantnag district (Pahalgam sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Sakhras?63.5% (Census 2011)