# Sakhara Village, Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati 

# Sakhara

Sakhara is a village in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 110 households**, the 82nd largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 498people (2011)
- 110households
- 86.9%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Sakhara PIN code and other codes

Sakhara falls in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNandgaon-Khandeshwar
- Census village code533101

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

## How far is Sakhara from nearby towns?

- Mund Nishankrao (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)35 km by road
- Amravati (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 Sakhara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Wadura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amravati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sakhara known for?

About 90% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 393 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 Sakhara

Of every 100 households in Sakhara in 2011, 86 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sakhara · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**61%

Tap water ****17%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****73%**

**54%

Television ****44%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**42%

Own their home ****95%**

**92%

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 Sakhara?

■ Sakhara · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****586**

**916

Working population ****47.8%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 81.2% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 102 (43%)

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 Nandgaon-Khandeshwar

- Takli Kanada512 people
- Jawara Molvan510 people
- Sukhli Gurav508 people
- Shahapur499 people
- Nirsana493 people
- Dhawalsar475 people
- Ajani462 people
- Bhagura461 people

[All 161 villages in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakhara from Amravati?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhara?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhara in?Amravati district (Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhara?86.9% (Census 2011)