# Sakhua Village, Padwa, Palamu (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Padwa, Palamu 

# Sakhua

Sakhua is a village in Padwa sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code **822123**. The 2011 Census counted **1,083 people in 173 households**, the 23rd largest of 34 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 1,083people (2011)
- 173households
- 64.9%literacy
- 822123PIN code

## Sakhua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sakhua is 822123.** Sakhua falls in Padwa sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code822123
- Gram panchayatGari Khas
- Community development blockPadwa
- Census village code366025

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

## How far is Sakhua from nearby towns?

- Padwa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town)20 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 Sakhua?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Medininagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 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 Sakhua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 94% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Sakhua

Of every 100 households in Sakhua in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sakhua · ■ Padwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**91%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****43%**

**64%

Television ****14%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sakhua?

■ Sakhua · ■ Padwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**948

Working population ****36.6%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 52.2% for women. 47% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (10%) · **■** Marginal 317 (80%)

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 Padwa

- Bhusra1,114 people
- Manahar1,112 people
- Barwadih1,104 people
- Kajarma1,084 people
- Jhari1,059 people
- Dulhi935 people
- Chilhi914 people
- Buchi Lami886 people

[All 34 villages in Padwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/palamu/padwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sakhua?822123
- How far is Sakhua from Medininagar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhua?1,083 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhua in?Palamu district (Padwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhua?64.9% (Census 2011)