# Saknur Village, Mukhed, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/mukhed/saknur/ Village · Mukhed, Nanded # Saknur Saknur is a village in Mukhed sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,116 people in 600 households**, the 17th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 3,116people (2011) - 600households - 64.2%literacy - 869females per 1,000 males ## Saknur PIN code and other codes Saknur falls in Mukhed sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMukhed - Census village code545539 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saknur from nearby towns? - Mukhed (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)100 km by road - Mukhed (nearest town)25 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 Saknur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Saknur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Barhali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukhed - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Saknur known for? The main crops are **cotton**. About 82% of the 1,048 hectares of village land is sown, and 790 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 Saknur Of every 100 households in Saknur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Saknur · ■ Mukhed rural average Electricity for lighting ****54%** **66% Toilet within the home ****6%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **88% Tap water ****78%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****33%** **41% Television ****10%** **16% Mobile phone ****42%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****53%** **43% Own their home ****99%** **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 Saknur? ■ Saknur · ■ Mukhed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **907 Working population ****46.8%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 53.7% for women. 47% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 341 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 828 (57%) · **■** Household industry 177 (12%) · **■** Other work 89 (6%) · **■** Marginal 23 (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 Mukhed - Jahur3,632 people - Gojegaon3,612 people - Betmogra3,589 people - Dabka Raja3,270 people - Junna2,936 people - Shikara2,868 people - Umardari2,862 people - Ambulga Bk.2,823 people [All 151 villages in Mukhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/mukhed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saknur from Nanded?100 km by road - What is the population of Saknur?3,116 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saknur in?Nanded district (Mukhed sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Saknur?64.2% (Census 2011)