# Sakharwahi Village, Rajura, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajura, Chandrapur 

# Sakharwahi

Sakharwahi is a village in Rajura sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **659 people in 165 households**, the 62nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 659people (2011)
- 165households
- 76.7%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Sakharwahi PIN code and other codes

Sakharwahi falls in Rajura sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajura
- Census village code541791

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

## How far is Sakharwahi from nearby towns?

- Rajura (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)29 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)14 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 Sakharwahi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sakharwahi; 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
- ●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 · Warur Rd.
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Sakharwahi known for?

About 86% of the 550 hectares of village land is sown, and 462 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 Sakharwahi

Of every 100 households in Sakharwahi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sakharwahi · ■ Rajura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**76%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**75%

Use banking services ****36%**

**70%

Television ****29%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**34%

Own their home ****93%**

**86%

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 Sakharwahi?

■ Sakharwahi · ■ Rajura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**926

Working population ****53.9%**

**52.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.4% for men and 68.8% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 221 (62%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (10%) · **■** Marginal 24 (7%)

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 Rajura

- Pauni725 people
- Bhurkunda Kh.711 people
- Mathara689 people
- Nokari Bk.663 people
- Khambada631 people
- Hardona Bk.608 people
- Isapur607 people
- Siddheshwar579 people

[All 108 villages in Rajura](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/rajura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakharwahi from Chandrapur?29 km by road
- What is the population of Sakharwahi?659 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakharwahi in?Chandrapur district (Rajura sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sakharwahi?76.7% (Census 2011)