# Sakhar Village, Rajapur, Ratnagiri (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/sakhar/ Village · Rajapur, Ratnagiri # Sakhar Sakhar is a village in Rajapur sub-district of Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,127 people in 332 households**, the 34th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,127people (2011) - 332households - 72.6%literacy - 1,358females per 1,000 males ## Sakhar PIN code and other codes Sakhar falls in Rajapur sub-district, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockRajapur - Census village code566060 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? - Rajapur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Ratnagiri (district HQ)72 km by road - Rajapur (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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jaitapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Hativale - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ratnagiri - ○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 wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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? The main crops are **paddy, mango and cashew**. About 42% of the 846 hectares of village land is sown, and 354 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, 94 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sakhar · ■ Rajapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****72%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****0%** **18% Tap water ****27%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **88% Use banking services ****42%** **50% Television ****26%** **28% Mobile phone ****21%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sakhar? ■ Sakhar · ■ Rajapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **78.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1358** **1194 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1146** **948 Working population ****53.1%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 61.6% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 358 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (4%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (12%) · **■** Marginal 132 (22%) 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 - Bhoo1,210 people - Sheel1,203 people - Navedar1,201 people - Oni1,161 people - Kharavate1,124 people - Doniwade1,120 people - Kondwadi1,118 people - Kondye Tarf Saundal1,098 people [All 238 villages in Rajapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ratnagiri/rajapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakhar from Ratnagiri?72 km by road - What is the population of Sakhar?1,127 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhar in?Ratnagiri district (Rajapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sakhar?72.6% (Census 2011)