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About Sakhari Village

Sakhari is a small village in Mandangad tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 362, made up of 147 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,463 females per 1000 males. The village covers 777.18 hectares hectares.

Sakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakhari village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Mandangad
Area (hectares) 777.18 hectares
Population 362
Male Population 147
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,463
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 67th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 777.18 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

Getting to Sakhari

Sakhari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sakhari as Available within <5 km distance. 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 120 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Goregaon Road, about 27 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 Mandangad 19 km
Nearest railway station Goregaon Road 27 km
Nearest town Indāpur 34 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 120 km

Villages closest to Sakhari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mandangad 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 362. That makes it the 67th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Sakhari village has 147 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakhari has about 1463 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1330.

Sakhari covers 777.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sakhari falls under Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sakhari is Goregaon Road, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Sakhari.

Sakhari is about 120 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakhari is in Mandangad tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Mandangad is about 19 km away. Goregaon Road is about 27 km away. Indāpur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gawalwadi (under 2 km), Nigadi (under 2 km) and Ranavali (3.6 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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