# Sakat Village, Ashti, Bid (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ashti, Bid 

# Sakat

Sakat is a village in Ashti sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **925 people in 199 households**, the 92nd largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 925people (2011)
- 199households
- 85.3%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Sakat PIN code and other codes

Sakat falls in Ashti sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAshti
- Census village code558796

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

## How far is Sakat from nearby towns?

- Ashti (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Bid (district HQ)132 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (nearest town)20 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 Sakat?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sakat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pimpala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ahmadnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ahmadnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

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

The main crops are **jowar, bajra and wheat**. About 90% of the 534 hectares of village land is sown, and 278 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 Sakat

Of every 100 households in Sakat in 2011, 82 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sakat · ■ Ashti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**82%

Tap water ****85%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**88%

Use banking services ****68%**

**58%

Television ****33%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**25%

Own their home ****87%**

**93%

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 Sakat?

■ Sakat · ■ Ashti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.3%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**830

Working population ****60.3%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 78.8% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 456 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (16%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Ashti

- Bandkhel962 people
- Watanwadi960 people
- Daithan938 people
- Pimpalgaon Ghat927 people
- Chincholi913 people
- Solewadi910 people
- Mhasobachiwadi909 people
- Balewadi894 people

[All 176 villages in Ashti](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/ashti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakat from Bid?132 km by road
- What is the population of Sakat?925 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakat in?Bid district (Ashti sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sakat?85.3% (Census 2011)