# Sakhare Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/sakhare/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Sakhare Sakhare is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,652 people in 388 households**, the 71st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,652people (2011) - 388households - 75.0%literacy - 1,015females per 1,000 males ## Sakhare PIN code and other codes Sakhare falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552372 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakhare from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Thane (district HQ)127 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)30 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 Sakhare? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhare; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Palghar - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 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 Sakhare known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 56% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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 Sakhare Of every 100 households in Sakhare in 2011, 72 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sakhare · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **74% Toilet within the home ****51%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **43% Tap water ****70%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **51% Use banking services ****86%** **54% Television ****53%** **44% Mobile phone ****53%** **43% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****25%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****20%** **29% Own their home ****97%** **88% 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 Sakhare? ■ Sakhare · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **983 Working population ****57.3%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 66.1% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (19%) · **■** Marginal 553 (58%) 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 Palghar - Kapase1,689 people - Warangade1,684 people - Kolgaon1,672 people - Maswan1,667 people - Takwahal1,646 people - Girnoli1,626 people - Ranishigaon1,607 people - Pargaon1,597 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakhare from Thane?127 km by road - What is the population of Sakhare?1,652 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhare in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sakhare?75.0% (Census 2011)