# Sakha Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Sakha

Sakha is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **919 people in 198 households**, the 95th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 919people (2011)
- 198households
- 75.5%literacy
- 1,002females per 1,000 males

## Sakha PIN code and other codes

Sakha falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498140

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

## How far is Sakha from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)106 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)107 km by road
- Malajkhand (nearest town)10 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 Sakha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sakha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Sakha known for?

About 32% of the 793 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 Sakha

Of every 100 households in Sakha in 2011, 81 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakha · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**13%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**30%

Television ****23%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**40%

Own their home ****94%**

**96%

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 Sakha?

■ Sakha · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**981

Working population ****72.4%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 67.7% for women. 74% of men and 71% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 302 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 244 (37%)

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 Baihar

- Borkheda931 people
- Mana926 people
- Kugaon925 people
- Khursipar920 people
- Mowala918 people
- Karwahi910 people
- Pipariya893 people
- Topla892 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakha from Balaghat?107 km by road
- What is the population of Sakha?919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakha in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakha?75.5% (Census 2011)