# Saikhede Village, Niphad, Nashik (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/niphad/saikhede/ Village · Niphad, Nashik # Saikhede Saikhede is a village in Niphad sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **8,293 people in 1,741 households**, the 6th largest of 134 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%. - 8,293people (2011) - 1,741households - 81.2%literacy - 931females per 1,000 males ## Saikhede PIN code and other codes Saikhede falls in Niphad sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNiphad - Census village code551383 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saikhede from nearby towns? - Niphad (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Nashik (district HQ)30 km by road - Nashik (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 Saikhede? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Saikhede; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 9 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Saykheda - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Niphad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Saikhede known for? About 76% of the 693 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Saikhede Of every 100 households in Saikhede in 2011, 84 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Saikhede · ■ Niphad rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **81% Toilet within the home ****41%** **37% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **45% Tap water ****84%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **60% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **51% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **46% Use banking services ****67%** **65% Television ****61%** **57% Mobile phone ****65%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****29%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****18%** **16% Own their home ****73%** **83% 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 Saikhede? ■ Saikhede · ■ Niphad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **82.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **846 Working population ****45.1%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 74.7% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 551 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,246 (33%) · **■** Household industry 85 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,634 (44%) · **■** Marginal 228 (6%) 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 Niphad - Niphad20,249 people - Vinchur12,681 people - Chandori12,594 people - Kasabe Sukene12,428 people - Pimpalas7,851 people - Takali Vinchur6,384 people - Palkhed6,337 people - Ugaon6,148 people [All 134 villages in Niphad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/niphad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saikhede from Nashik?30 km by road - What is the population of Saikhede?8,293 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saikhede in?Nashik district (Niphad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Saikhede?81.2% (Census 2011)