# Sakandi Village, Beohari, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/beohari/sakandi/ Village · Beohari, Shahdol # Sakandi Sakandi is a village in Beohari sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,124 people in 458 households**, the 22nd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%. - 2,124people (2011) - 458households - 68.8%literacy - 895females per 1,000 males ## Sakandi PIN code and other codes Sakandi falls in Beohari sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockBeohari - Census village code500891 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakandi from nearby towns? - Beohari (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ)124 km by road - Beohari (nearest town)38 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 Sakandi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sakandi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Beohari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Sakandi known for? The main crops are **dhan, makka and wheat**. About 42% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Sakandi Of every 100 households in Sakandi in 2011, 15 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sakandi · ■ Beohari rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **30% Toilet within the home ****2%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****53%** **40% Television ****5%** **6% Mobile phone ****28%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****52%** **48% 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 Sakandi? ■ Sakandi · ■ Beohari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **62.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895** **961 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805** **927 Working population ****55.9%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 55.0% for women. 54% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,016 (86%) 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 Beohari - Tikhawa2,482 people - Papredi2,379 people - Khamdand2,295 people - Papodh2,141 people - Naudhiya2,019 people - Vijaysota1,975 people - Kumhiya1,952 people - Charkhari1,917 people [All 153 villages in Beohari](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/beohari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakandi from Shahdol?124 km by road - What is the population of Sakandi?2,124 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakandi in?Shahdol district (Beohari sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sakandi?68.8% (Census 2011)