# Sakara Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara 

# Sakara

Sakara is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **631 people in 152 households**, the 65th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 631people (2011)
- 152households
- 82.6%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Sakara PIN code and other codes

Sakara falls in Lakhandur sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLakhandur
- Census village code537471

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

## How far is Sakara from nearby towns?

- Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)120 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)37 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sakara; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dighori
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dighori
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saleki
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

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

About 56% of the 354 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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

Of every 100 households in Sakara in 2011, 57 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Sakara · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**46%

Tap water ****27%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**32%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**92%

Use banking services ****89%**

**59%

Television ****20%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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?

■ Sakara · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****738**

**966

Working population ****53.2%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 79.1% for women. 54% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 94 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (65%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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 Lakhandur

- Pendhari711 people
- Kinhi709 people
- Tirkhuri691 people
- Sonegaon663 people
- Khairi625 people
- Kinhala564 people
- Chikna563 people
- Ghartoda560 people

[All 89 villages in Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakara from Bhandara?120 km by road
- What is the population of Sakara?631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakara in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sakara?82.6% (Census 2011)