# Saikhed Village, Darwha, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/darwha/saikhed/ Village · Darwha, Yavatmal # Saikhed Saikhed is a village in Darwha sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,917 people in 469 households**, the 17th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 1,917people (2011) - 469households - 81.4%literacy - 1,016females per 1,000 males ## Saikhed PIN code and other codes Saikhed falls in Darwha sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDarwha - Census village code542577 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saikhed from nearby towns? - Darwha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)47 km by road - Darwha (nearest town)5 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 Saikhed? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Saikhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Darwha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Saikhed known for? The main crops are **cotton, soybean and toor**. About 80% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 268 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 Saikhed Of every 100 households in Saikhed in 2011, 66 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Saikhed · ■ Darwha rural average Electricity for lighting ****66%** **63% Toilet within the home ****20%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **75% Tap water ****92%** **45% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **92% Use banking services ****67%** **57% Television ****35%** **27% Mobile phone ****40%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **49% 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 Saikhed? ■ Saikhed · ■ Darwha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143** **938 Working population ****52.5%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.8% for men and 72.0% for women. 61% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 142 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 363 (36%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 152 (15%) · **■** Marginal 338 (34%) 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 Darwha - Wadgaon2,271 people - Chani2,256 people - Hatola2,131 people - Pimpalkhuta2,110 people - Palashi1,879 people - Karjagaon1,796 people - Shelodi1,765 people - Dudhgaon1,721 people [All 145 villages in Darwha](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/darwha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Saikhed from Yavatmal?47 km by road - What is the population of Saikhed?1,917 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saikhed in?Yavatmal district (Darwha sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Saikhed?81.4% (Census 2011)