# Sakmur Village, Gondpipri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Gondpipri, Chandrapur 

# Sakmur

Sakmur is a village in Gondpipri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **280 people in 78 households**, the 78th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 280people (2011)
- 78households
- 64.6%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Sakmur PIN code and other codes

Sakmur falls in Gondpipri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGondpipri
- Census village code541942

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

## How far is Sakmur from nearby towns?

- Gondpipri (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Ballarpur (nearest town)63 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 Sakmur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sakmur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhaba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gondpipri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Sakmur known for?

About 54% of the 471 hectares of village land is sown, and 195 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 Sakmur

Of every 100 households in Sakmur in 2011, 48 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sakmur · ■ Gondpipri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**80%

Tap water ****61%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****64%**

**64%

Television ****12%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**48%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Sakmur?

■ Sakmur · ■ Gondpipri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**1006

Working population ****61.8%**

**57.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.2% for men and 53.9% for women. 66% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (27%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (10%) · **■** Marginal 75 (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 Gondpipri

- Chiwandha341 people
- Watrana326 people
- Undirgaon Ryt.317 people
- Sarandi294 people
- Chak Talodhi257 people
- Kunde Nandgaon242 people
- Chak Somanpalli237 people
- Gujari227 people

[All 97 villages in Gondpipri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/gondpipri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakmur from Chandrapur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Sakmur?280 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakmur in?Chandrapur district (Gondpipri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sakmur?64.6% (Census 2011)