# Sakargaon Village, Bhikangaon, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/sakargaon/ Village · Bhikangaon, Khargone # Sakargaon Sakargaon is a village in Bhikangaon sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,502 people in 304 households**, the 46th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 1,502people (2011) - 304households - 71.1%literacy - 870females per 1,000 males ## Sakargaon PIN code and other codes Sakargaon falls in Bhikangaon sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBhikangaon - Census village code477405 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakargaon from nearby towns? - Bhikangaon (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)40 km by road - Khargone (nearest town)40 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 Sakargaon? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sakargaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhikangaon - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhikangaon - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sanawad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Sakargaon known for? The main crops are **cotton, makka and jawar**. About 82% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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 Sakargaon Of every 100 households in Sakargaon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sakargaon · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **77% Toilet within the home ****17%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **91% Tap water ****14%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****48%** **32% Television ****32%** **20% Mobile phone ****45%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****31%** **50% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Sakargaon? ■ Sakargaon · ■ Bhikangaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **971 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **936 Working population ****40.5%** **50.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.7% for men and 56.5% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 197 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 338 (56%) · **■** Other work 58 (10%) · **■** Marginal 16 (3%) 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 Bhikangaon - Sirali1,609 people - Nimoni1,593 people - Chikhalwas1,547 people - Temla1,529 people - Bhopada1,461 people - Ektasa1,446 people - Jamniya Khurd1,410 people - Raidad1,378 people [All 145 villages in Bhikangaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhikangaon/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakargaon from Khargone?40 km by road - What is the population of Sakargaon?1,502 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakargaon in?Khargone district (Bhikangaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sakargaon?71.1% (Census 2011)