About Saknur Village

Saknur is a large village in Mukhed tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,116, made up of 1,667 males and 1,449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1048 hectares hectares.

Saknur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saknur village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nanded
Tehsil	Mukhed
Area (hectares)	1048 hectares
Population	3,116
Male Population	1,667
Female Population	1,449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Saknur compares

By the 2011 count Saknur is the 17th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents. Its 1048 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Saknur

Saknur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Saknur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Saknur from other places

Saknur lies about 65 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Udgir, about 34 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 Saknur
Nearest town	Mukher	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mukhed	15 km
Nearest railway station	Udgir	34 km
District headquarters	Nanded	65 km

Villages closest to Saknur

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

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Common questions about Saknur

As per the Census of India 2011, Saknur village had a population of 3,116. That makes it the 17th largest of the 150 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,768 residents.

Saknur village has 1,667 males and 1,449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saknur has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 935.

Saknur covers 1048 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saknur falls under Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saknur is Udgir, about 34 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 village for Saknur.

Saknur is about 65 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saknur is in Mukhed tehsil of Nanded district. Mukher is about 14 km away. Mukhed is about 15 km away. Udgir is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.