# Sakhare Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/sakhare/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Sakhare Sakhare is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,542 people in 471 households**, the 10th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 2,542people (2011) - 471households - 71.4%literacy - 1,025females per 1,000 males ## Sakhare PIN code and other codes Sakhare falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551797 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? - Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Thane (district HQ)89 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)15 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? 20 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 · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Javhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 38% of the 1,464 hectares of village land is sown, and 559 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, 53 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sakhare · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****53%** **50% Toilet within the home ****8%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **72% Tap water ****2%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **93% Use banking services ****42%** **46% Television ****18%** **15% Mobile phone ****18%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****58%** **54% Own their home ****96%** **98% 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 · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956** **966 Working population ****48.3%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.0% for men and 64.1% for women. 50% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 576 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (30%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (4%) · **■** Marginal 216 (18%) 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 Vikramgad - Malwade2,974 people - Sawade2,926 people - Balapur2,617 people - Karsud2,562 people - Wehelpada2,459 people - Khadaki2,424 people - Deharje2,276 people - Dolhari Kh.2,260 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakhare from Thane?89 km by road - What is the population of Sakhare?2,542 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhare in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sakhare?71.4% (Census 2011)