# Sakat Village, Barshi, Solapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/barshi/sakat/ Village · Barshi, Solapur # Sakat Sakat is a village in Barshi sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,541 people in 563 households**, the 27th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%. - 2,541people (2011) - 563households - 77.9%literacy - 886females per 1,000 males ## Sakat PIN code and other codes Sakat falls in Barshi sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockBarshi - Census village code562097 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakat from nearby towns? - Barshi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Solapur (district HQ)65 km by road - Barshi (nearest town)18 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 Sakat? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sakat; 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 - ●Secondary 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vairag - ○Degree college10+ km · Barshi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barshi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 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 Sakat known for? About 89% of the 1,240 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,047 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 Sakat Of every 100 households in Sakat in 2011, 74 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sakat · ■ Barshi rural average Electricity for lighting ****74%** **69% Toilet within the home ****32%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **67% Tap water ****92%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **86% Use banking services ****87%** **76% Television ****49%** **34% Mobile phone ****67%** **54% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **27% Own their home ****94%** **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 Sakat? ■ Sakat · ■ Barshi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **75.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****793** **837 Working population ****55.0%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 68.4% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 547 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 646 (46%) · **■** Household industry 56 (4%) · **■** Other work 128 (9%) · **■** Marginal 20 (1%) 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 Barshi - Mouje Tadwale2,804 people - Manegaon2,771 people - Shendri2,651 people - Pimpari2,549 people - Malegaon2,529 people - Ukadgaon2,464 people - Ghanegaon2,446 people - Raleras2,316 people [All 139 villages in Barshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/barshi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakat from Solapur?65 km by road - What is the population of Sakat?2,541 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakat in?Solapur district (Barshi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sakat?77.9% (Census 2011)