# Sakhara Kh. Village, Ghatanji, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ghatanji/sakhara-kh/ Village · Ghatanji, Yavatmal # Sakhara Kh. Sakhara Kh. is a village in Ghatanji sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,127 people in 547 households**, the 12th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.1%. - 2,127people (2011) - 547households - 81.7%literacy - 914females per 1,000 males ## Sakhara Kh. PIN code and other codes Sakhara Kh. falls in Ghatanji sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGhatanji - Census village code543365 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakhara Kh. from nearby towns? - Ghatanji (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)42 km by road - Ghatanji (nearest town)7 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 Sakhara Kh.? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhara Kh.; 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 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghatanji - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ghatanji - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Yavatmal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - 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 Sakhara Kh. known for? About 84% of the 1,070 hectares of village land is sown, and 848 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 Sakhara Kh. Of every 100 households in Sakhara Kh. in 2011, 63 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sakhara Kh. · ■ Ghatanji rural average Electricity for lighting ****63%** **65% Toilet within the home ****20%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **82% Tap water ****22%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **93% Use banking services ****40%** **59% Television ****18%** **29% Mobile phone ****15%** **30% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****58%** **46% Own their home ****97%** **95% 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 Sakhara Kh.? ■ Sakhara Kh. · ■ Ghatanji rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **80.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780** **892 Working population ****59.2%** **57.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.1% for men and 75.9% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 472 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 630 (50%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 88 (7%) 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 Ghatanji - Kinhi2,534 people - Kurli2,466 people - Sayatkharda2,353 people - Bhambora2,228 people - Jarur2,047 people - Chikhalwardha2,037 people - Mowada2,009 people - Waghartakli1,969 people [All 120 villages in Ghatanji](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/ghatanji/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakhara Kh. from Yavatmal?42 km by road - What is the population of Sakhara Kh.?2,127 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhara Kh. in?Yavatmal district (Ghatanji sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sakhara Kh.?81.7% (Census 2011)