# Sakhari Agar Village, Guhagar, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/sakhari-agar/ Village · Guhagar, Ratnagiri # Sakhari Agar Sakhari Agar is a village in Guhagar sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,204 people in 490 households**, the 12th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.5%. - 2,204people (2011) - 490households - 79.8%literacy - 1,113females per 1,000 males ## Sakhari Agar PIN code and other codes Sakhari Agar falls in Guhagar sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGuhagar - Census village code565433 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakhari Agar from nearby towns? - Guhagar (sub-district HQ)45 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)100 km by road - Chiplun (nearest town)45 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 Sakhari Agar? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhari Agar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palshet - ○Degree college10+ km · Guhagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Anjanvel - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Sakhari Agar known for? About 30% of the 350 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 Sakhari Agar Of every 100 households in Sakhari Agar in 2011, 85 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sakhari Agar · ■ Guhagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **93% Toilet within the home ****48%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****5%** **5% Tap water ****23%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **86% Use banking services ****34%** **58% Television ****33%** **30% Mobile phone ****44%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****44%** **42% Own their home ****95%** **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 Sakhari Agar? ■ Sakhari Agar · ■ Guhagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **77.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1113** **1257 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **913 Working population ****42.2%** **47.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.6% for men and 69.3% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 67 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (10%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 542 (58%) · **■** Marginal 216 (23%) 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 Guhagar - Talavali2,328 people - Abloli2,319 people - Varachapath Tarf Guhagar2,293 people - Hedavi2,210 people - Asgoli2,167 people - Janavale2,148 people - Kirtanwadi Tarf Guhagar2,077 people - Naravan1,857 people [All 121 villages in Guhagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/guhagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakhari Agar from Ratnagiri?100 km by road - What is the population of Sakhari Agar?2,204 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhari Agar in?Ratnagiri district (Guhagar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sakhari Agar?79.8% (Census 2011)