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About Sakhari Village

Sakhari is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,717, made up of 870 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1723 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 442905, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Pincode 442905
Area (hectares) 1723 hectares
Population 1,717
Male Population 870
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakhari compares

By the 2011 count Sakhari is the 12th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 1723 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sakhari

Sakhari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sakhari as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sakhari from other places

Sakhari lies about 15 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Pandar Pawani, about 8.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sakhari
Nearest railway station Pandar Pawani 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 13 km
Nearest town Rājūra 13 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 15 km

Villages closest to Sakhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajura tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sakhari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakhari village had a population of 1,717. That makes it the 12th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Sakhari village has 870 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhari has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Sakhari is 442905. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakhari covers 1723 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakhari falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakhari is Pandar Pawani, about 8.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sakhari.

Sakhari is about 15 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhari is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. Pandar Pawani is about 8.3 km away. Rajura is about 13 km away. Rājūra is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pauni (2.6 km), Waroda (2.8 km) and Nirli (3.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sakhari today is likely to be higher.

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