# Sakhar Village, Poladpur, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/poladpur/sakhar/ Village · Poladpur, Raigarh # Sakhar Sakhar is a village in Poladpur sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra, PIN code **402303**. The 2011 Census counted **879 people in 193 households**, the 8th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 879people (2011) - 193households - 66.6%literacy - 402303PIN code ## Sakhar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakhar is 402303.** Sakhar falls in Poladpur sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - PIN code402303 - Community development blockPoladpur - Census village code555174 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? - Poladpur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)143 km by road - Mahad (nearest town)32 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? 13 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 · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kapade Bk. - ○Degree college10+ km · Poladpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Poladpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 11% of the 476 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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, 96 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sakhar · ■ Poladpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****30%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **42% Tap water ****52%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **86% Use banking services ****43%** **55% Television ****31%** **32% Mobile phone ****23%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****34%** **38% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 · ■ Poladpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **1124 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****723** **975 Working population ****41.2%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.2% for men and 54.0% for women. 51% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 219 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (14%) · **■** Household industry 37 (10%) · **■** Other work 44 (12%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%) 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 Poladpur - Charai1,023 people - Kapade Kh.1,013 people - Divil999 people - Matwan944 people - Turbhe Kh.852 people - Wazarwadi799 people - Sawad705 people - Wave702 people [All 86 villages in Poladpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/poladpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakhar?402303 - How far is Sakhar from Alibag?143 km by road - What is the population of Sakhar?879 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhar in?Raigarh district (Poladpur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sakhar?66.6% (Census 2011)