# Saikhed Village, Dharmabad, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/dharmabad/saikhed/ Village · Dharmabad, Nanded # Saikhed Saikhed is a village in Dharmabad sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,105 people in 209 households**, the 25th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 1,105people (2011) - 209households - 66.7%literacy - 1,028females per 1,000 males ## Saikhed PIN code and other codes Saikhed falls in Dharmabad sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDharmabad - Census village code544970 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saikhed from nearby towns? - Dharmabad (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)70 km by road - Dharmabad (nearest town)12 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 Saikhed? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Saikhed; 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 - ●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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jarikot - ○Degree college10+ km · Dharmabad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Saikhed known for? The main crops are **cotton**. About 83% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Saikhed Of every 100 households in Saikhed in 2011, 67 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Saikhed · ■ Dharmabad rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **77% Toilet within the home ****31%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **76% Tap water ****99%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **96% Use banking services ****39%** **55% Television ****28%** **29% Mobile phone ****55%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Saikhed? ■ Saikhed · ■ Dharmabad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%** **70.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971** **926 Working population ****61.6%** **52.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 184 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 402 (59%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (7%) · **■** Marginal 37 (5%) 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 Dharmabad - Pangri1,236 people - Rajapur1,229 people - Babhali1,195 people - Chondi1,120 people - Elegaon1,099 people - Patoda Kh.1,075 people - Samrala1,067 people - Chincholi1,056 people [All 54 villages in Dharmabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/dharmabad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saikhed from Nanded?70 km by road - What is the population of Saikhed?1,105 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saikhed in?Nanded district (Dharmabad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Saikhed?66.7% (Census 2011)