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- LGD code
- 534710
- Pincode
- 442301
- Post office
- Hinganghat
- Population
- 2,006
- Households
- 489
- Literacy rate
- 75.3%
- Sex ratio
- 901 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,230
- Distance to district centre
- 56 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 100 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 532 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 379 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kuram · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Wadura · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sakhara compares
By population, Sakhara ranks #9 of 222 villages in Samudrapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
75.3%
+1.2% vs mandal average
- Sakhara
- 75.3%
- Samudrapur mandal
- 74.1%
- Wardha district
- 78.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
901
−31 vs mandal average
- Sakhara
- 901
- Samudrapur mandal
- 932
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
- Sakhara
- 4.1
- Samudrapur mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sakhara at a glance
Sakhara is a village of 2,006 people in 489 households (Census 2011) in Samudrapur taluka, Wardha district, Maharashtra, the 9th-largest of 222 villages in Samudrapur taluka. Literacy is 75%, 1 points above the taluka average of 74% and the sex ratio is 901 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Wardha district centre, 21 km from Chakur, the nearest town, 14 km from Kuram railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 442301, served by Hinganghat post office; the LGD village code is 534710. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Wadura, 4 km away. The village votes in Deoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane. The population is estimated at 2,365 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sakhara
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HINGANGHAT
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 29
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,133.25
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 877
- Forest area (ha)
- 43.89
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sakhara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sakhara
- LGD code
- 534710
- Pincode
- 442301
- Post office
- Hinganghat
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,006
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,365
- Households
- 489
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 901
- Literacy rate
- 75.3%
- Coordinates
- 20.70114°N, 77.66071°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Wardha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Deoli
- Member of Parliament
- Amar Kale
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rajesh Bhaurao Bakane
- Block / Mandal
- Samudrapur
Getting there
How to reach Sakhara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai532 kmcapital
- Hyderabad379 km
- Bengaluru860 km
- Delhi881 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKuram14 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Wadura4 km
- ATM / bankMaha-e-Seva Kendra CSP20 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum23 km
- CollegeTakshashila Mahavidyalaya27 km
- Police stationNandgaon Khandeshwar Police Station18 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)