# Saokhed Village, Deolgaon Raja, Buldana (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/deolgaon-raja/saokhed/ Village · Deolgaon Raja, Buldana # Saokhed Saokhed is a village in Deolgaon Raja sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,447 people in 325 households**, the 28th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.9%. - 1,447people (2011) - 325households - 82.5%literacy - 969females per 1,000 males ## Saokhed PIN code and other codes Saokhed falls in Deolgaon Raja sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDeolgaon Raja - Census village code529335 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saokhed from nearby towns? - Deolgaon Raja (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)54 km by road - Deulgaon Raja (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 Saokhed? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Saokhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deolgaon Mahi - ○Degree college10+ km · Deolgaon Raja - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chibli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Saokhed known for? About 90% of the 573 hectares of village land is sown, and 468 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 Saokhed Of every 100 households in Saokhed in 2011, 80 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Saokhed · ■ Deolgaon Raja rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **75% Toilet within the home ****26%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **78% Tap water ****43%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **92% Use banking services ****71%** **84% Television ****38%** **38% Mobile phone ****66%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****23%** **27% Own their home ****96%** **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 Saokhed? ■ Saokhed · ■ Deolgaon Raja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **79.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969** **912 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682** **782 Working population ****54.5%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 73.1% for women. 54% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 476 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 229 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 63 (8%) · **■** Marginal 19 (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 Deolgaon Raja - Giroli Kh.1,486 people - Nimgaon Guru1,485 people - Aland1,476 people - Umarkhed Pr.sindkhed1,459 people - Baigaon Pr. Malkapur Pangra1,435 people - Takalkhed Vayal Pr Sindkhed Raja1,411 people - Chinchkhed1,387 people - Mandapgaon1,334 people [All 64 villages in Deolgaon Raja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/deolgaon-raja/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saokhed from Buldana?54 km by road - What is the population of Saokhed?1,447 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saokhed in?Buldana district (Deolgaon Raja sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Saokhed?82.5% (Census 2011)