# Bhandar Sakhari Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra)

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Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri 

# Bhandar Sakhari

Bhandar Sakhari is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **53 people in 16 households**, the 234th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 53people (2011)
- 16households
- 84.3%literacy
- 1,409females per 1,000 males

## Bhandar Sakhari PIN code and other codes

Bhandar Sakhari falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRajapur
- Census village code566048

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

## How far is Bhandar Sakhari from nearby towns?

- Rajapur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road
- Ratnagiri (district HQ)60 km by road
- Rajapur (nearest town)38 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 Bhandar Sakhari?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Bhandar Sakhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vichare Gothane
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vichare Gothane
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)19 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 Bhandar Sakhari known for?

The main crops are **paddy and mango**. Products made here include bamboo cane products. About 41% of the 33 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Bhandar Sakhari

Of every 100 households in Bhandar Sakhari in 2011, 88 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhandar Sakhari · ■ Rajapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****0%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****12%**

**50%

Television ****25%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**27%

Own their home ****88%**

**94%

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 Bhandar Sakhari?

■ Bhandar Sakhari · ■ Rajapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1409**

**1194

Working population ****35.8%**

**49.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 72.4% for women. 36% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 10 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (26%) · **■** Other work 2 (11%) · **■** Marginal 2 (11%)

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 Rajapur

- Thikan Kond82 people
- Anantwadi80 people
- Juve Jaitapur78 people
- Bag Kazi Husen60 people
- Avali Chiwadi38 people
- Tivarambi13 people

[All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhandar Sakhari from Ratnagiri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Bhandar Sakhari?53 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhandar Sakhari in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Bhandar Sakhari?84.3% (Census 2011)