# Sakara Abad Village, Jaitpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol 

# Sakara Abad

Sakara Abad is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,596 people in 429 households**, the 25th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,596people (2011)
- 429households
- 52.5%literacy
- 1,078females per 1,000 males

## Sakara Abad PIN code and other codes

Sakara Abad falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501704

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

## How far is Sakara Abad from nearby towns?

- Jaitpur (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)60 km by road
- Burhar (nearest town)30 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 Sakara Abad?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sakara Abad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pherabhai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shahdol
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Sakara Abad known for?

About 64% of the 889 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Sakara Abad

Of every 100 households in Sakara Abad in 2011, 11 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakara Abad · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**26%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**16%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****92%**

**67%

Television ****4%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****29%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Sakara Abad?

■ Sakara Abad · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.5%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**972

Working population ****60.3%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 41.9% for women. 62% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 645 (67%)

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 Jaitpur

- Hathgala1,668 people
- Rupaula1,631 people
- Channaudi1,608 people
- Laphada1,603 people
- Amha1,586 people
- Kumhari1,585 people
- Harri1,576 people
- Khodri1,560 people

[All 185 villages in Jaitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakara Abad from Shahdol?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sakara Abad?1,596 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakara Abad in?Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakara Abad?52.5% (Census 2011)