# Saktara, Pawai, Panna (Madhya Pradesh) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Pawai, Panna 

# Saktara

Saktara is a village in [Pawai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/pawai/) sub-district of [Panna](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/) district, [Madhya Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **541 people in 100 households**, the 96th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 541people (2011)
- 100households
- 57.0%literacy
- 898females per 1,000 males

## Saktara PIN code and other codes

Saktara falls in Pawai sub-district, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPawai
- Census village code459336

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

## How far is Saktara from nearby towns?

- Pawai (sub-district HQ)55 km by road
- Panna (district HQ)81 km by road
- Maihar (nearest town)35 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 Saktara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Panna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Saktara known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and chana**. About 32% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Saktara

Of every 100 households in Saktara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Saktara · ■ Pawai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Saktara?

■ Saktara · ■ Pawai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**926

Working population ****35.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 46.0% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (7%) · **■** Other work 32 (16%) · **■** Marginal 114 (59%)

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 Pawai

- Bartala597 people
- Hinauta Baish589 people
- Bilha565 people
- Juda558 people
- Mahua Dol539 people
- Bijaduha Khilsari526 people
- Chhirraha507 people
- Mdeyan506 people

[All 179 villages in Pawai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/panna/pawai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saktara from Panna?81 km by road
- What is the population of Saktara?541 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saktara in?Panna district (Pawai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Saktara?57.0% (Census 2011)