Sakhar, Rajapur

Sakhar (साखर) is a village located in the Rajapur Taluka of Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. The village falls in Rajapur block and comes under Sakar Village Panchayat. It belongs to Ratnagiri - Sindhudurg parliament constituency and Rajapur assembly constituency.

As on January 2025, the current population of Sakhar is 1.3 thousands out of which 545 are males and rest 740 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1358 females per 1000 males. There are around 103 teenagers in Sakhar. It has literacy rate of 66% which means around 847 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 379 households in Sakhar, which means every family has 3 members on average. The village has working population of 683. The pincode of Sakhar is 416702 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Rajapur S.O (Ratnagiri)
• Burambe Wadi Branch Post office
• Devache Gothane Branch Post office
• Juwathi Branch Post office
• Kaneri Branch Post office

Schools

Sakhar has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Ba. Nath Pai Madhyamik Vidyalay, Sakhar
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Sakhar Sade Chavanwadi
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Sakhar No. 1
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Sakhar Amberkoni
• Zilla Parishad Primary School Sakhar Kombe

Hospitals

Sakhar has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Devihasol Sub-Center
• Pendkhale Sub-Center
• Tulsawade Sub-Center
• Rajwadi Sub-Center
• Oshiwale Sub-Center

Banks

Sakhar has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of India D. Gothane
• Canara Bank Madban
• ICICI Bank Rajapur, Maharashtra
• ICICI Bank Rajapur Urban Coop Bank LTD
• Kotak Mahindra Bank Kokan Mercantile CO-OP Bank LTD Rajapur