Village · Punasa, Khandwa # Saktapur Saktapur is a village in Punasa sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,635 people in 358 households, the 38th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%. - 1,635 people (2011) - 358 households - 51.2% literacy - 899 females per 1,000 males ## Saktapur PIN code and other codes Saktapur falls in Punasa sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Punasa - Census village code 505949 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Saktapur from nearby towns? - Punasa (sub-district HQ) 17 km by road - Khandwa (district HQ) 62 km by road - Sanawad (nearest town) 34 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Saktapur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Saktapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sanawad - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sanawad - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Narmada Nagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Saktapur known for? About 48% of the 743 hectares of village land is sown, and 298 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Saktapur Of every 100 households in Saktapur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Saktapur · ■ Punasa rural average - Electricity for lighting 90% 76% - Toilet within the home 8% 21% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 78% - Tap water 1% 29% - Drinking water within premises 2% 21% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 5% 7% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 92% - Use banking services 82% 55% - Television 33% 24% - Mobile phone 60% 37% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 14% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 29% 44% - Own their home 97% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Saktapur? ■ Saktapur · ■ Punasa rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 51.2% 64.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 899 939 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 834 932 - Working population 44.3% 49.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.7% for men and 37.5% for women. 48% of men and 40% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 4 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 603 (83%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 27 (4%) · ■ Marginal 89 (12%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Punasa - Netangaon 1,755 people - Dudhwas 1,737 people - Anjaniya Khurd 1,676 people - Gurada 1,640 people - Jamaniya 1,628 people - Kodiya Kheda 1,612 people - Daulatpura Ryt 1,583 people - Makadkachh Ryt 1,536 people All 165 villages in Punasa ## Quick answers - How far is Saktapur from Khandwa? 62 km by road - What is the population of Saktapur? 1,635 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saktapur in? Khandwa district (Punasa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Saktapur? 51.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/punasa/saktapur/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.