# Sakhi Village, Jaitpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol 

# Sakhi

Sakhi is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,555 people in 394 households**, the 31st largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,555people (2011)
- 394households
- 74.9%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Sakhi PIN code and other codes

Sakhi falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501574

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

## How far is Sakhi from nearby towns?

- Jaitpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)67 km by road
- Shahdol (nearest town)67 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 Sakhi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaitpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jaitpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 10 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 Sakhi known for?

The main crops are **dhan, makka and urad**. About 69% of the 496 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Sakhi

Of every 100 households in Sakhi in 2011, 42 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakhi · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****72%**

**67%

Television ****9%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**38%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sakhi?

■ Sakhi · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133**

**972

Working population ****50.0%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 61.9% for women. 53% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 205 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 520 (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

- Kumhari1,585 people
- Harri1,576 people
- Khodri1,560 people
- Tikuri1,556 people
- Bargawan1,547 people
- Khamhariya1,521 people
- Khohra1,478 people
- Khanda1,446 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakhi from Shahdol?67 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhi?1,555 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhi in?Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhi?74.9% (Census 2011)