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About Sakharwahi Village

Sakharwahi is a mid sized village in Rajura tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 338 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550 hectares hectares.

Sakharwahi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakharwahi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Rajura
Area (hectares) 550 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 338
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakharwahi compares

By the 2011 count Sakharwahi is the 61st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 550 hectares work out to about 1.2 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Sakharwahi

Sakharwahi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakharwahi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sakharwahi from other places

Sakharwahi lies about 26 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is New Pandarpawani, about 5.3 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 Sakharwahi
Nearest railway station New Pandarpawani 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajura 8.6 km
Nearest town Rājūra 8.6 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 26 km

Villages closest to Sakharwahi

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 Sakharwahi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakharwahi village had a population of 659. That makes it the 61st largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Sakharwahi village has 338 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakharwahi has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

Sakharwahi covers 550 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakharwahi falls under Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakharwahi is New Pandarpawani, about 5.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sakharwahi.

Sakharwahi is about 26 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakharwahi is in Rajura tehsil of Chandrapur district. New Pandarpawani is about 5.3 km away. Rajura is about 8.6 km away. Rājūra is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ruyad (2.0 km), Ranvelli (2.1 km) and Bhedoda (2.2 km).

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

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