# Sakhan Kalan Village, Deoband, Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Deoband, Saharanpur 

# Sakhan Kalan

Sakhan Kalan is a village in Deoband sub-district of Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,801 people in 677 households**, the 34th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 3,801people (2011)
- 677households
- 70.8%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sakhan Kalan

Of every 100 households in Sakhan Kalan in 2011, 79 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sakhan Kalan · ■ Deoband rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**49%

Tap water ****2%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**88%

Use banking services ****57%**

**75%

Television ****57%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sakhan Kalan?

■ Sakhan Kalan · ■ Deoband rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834**

**862

Working population ****29.9%**

**29.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 56.8% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 213 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (31%) · **■** Household industry 49 (4%) · **■** Other work 397 (35%) · **■** Marginal 122 (11%)

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 Deoband

- Tajpur4,142 people
- Sohanchida Must.4,057 people
- Kurdi4,001 people
- Bhaila Khurd3,965 people
- Baseda3,405 people
- Gangnauli.3,352 people
- Paniyali Kasipur3,343 people
- Jhabiran3,292 people

[All 236 villages in Deoband](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/saharanpur/deoband/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sakhan Kalan?3,801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakhan Kalan in?Saharanpur district (Deoband sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakhan Kalan?70.8% (Census 2011)