# Sakhar Village, Velhe, Pune (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Velhe, Pune 

# Sakhar

Sakhar is a village in Velhe sub-district of Pune district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **737 people in 155 households**, the 22nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.0%.

- 737people (2011)
- 155households
- 78.4%literacy
- 960females per 1,000 males

## Sakhar PIN code and other codes

Sakhar falls in Velhe sub-district, Pune district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVelhe
- Census village code556644

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

## How far is Sakhar from nearby towns?

- Velhe (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Pune (district HQ)60 km by road
- Pune (nearest town)60 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 Sakhar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhar; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vinzer
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Vinzer
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Velhe
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 17 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 Sakhar known for?

About 57% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Sakhar

Of every 100 households in Sakhar in 2011, 95 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sakhar · ■ Velhe rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**83%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**41%

Tap water ****97%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**86%

Use banking services ****33%**

**64%

Television ****53%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****15%**

**30%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Sakhar?

■ Sakhar · ■ Velhe rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**76.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949**

**936

Working population ****47.5%**

**50.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 64% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (3%) · **■** Household industry 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 100 (29%) · **■** Marginal 21 (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 Velhe

- Chitmodi831 people
- Margasani800 people
- Lashirgaon793 people
- Kuran Bk742 people
- Vanjale737 people
- Khambavadi713 people
- Adavali705 people
- Gunjavane703 people

[All 130 villages in Velhe](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/pune/velhe/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakhar from Pune?60 km by road
- What is the population of Sakhar?737 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhar in?Pune district (Velhe sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhar?78.4% (Census 2011)