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About Sakhari Village

Sakhari is a mid sized village in Sawali tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 527 males and 525 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1340.56 hectares hectares.

Sakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sawali
Area (hectares) 1340.56 hectares
Population 1,052
Male Population 527
Female Population 525
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 1340.56 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 991.

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 116 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Ambari(Deccan), about 37 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
Tehsil headquarters Sawali 10 km
Nearest town Ghātanji 19 km
Nearest railway station Ambari(Deccan) 37 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 116 km

Villages closest to Sakhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sawali 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 1,052. That makes it the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Sakhari village has 527 males and 525 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhari has about 996 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 991.

Sakhari covers 1340.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakhari falls under Sawali tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakhari is Ambari(Deccan), about 37 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 116 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 Sawali tehsil of Chandrapur district. Sawali is about 10 km away. Ghātanji is about 19 km away. Ambari(Deccan) is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapsi (3.9 km), Pardi (6.7 km) and Ambora (9.0 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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