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- LGD code
- 530555
- Pincode
- 444405
- Post office
- Mahan
- Population
- 1,438
- Households
- 381
- Literacy rate
- 67.4%
- Sex ratio
- 949 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 905
- Distance to district centre
- 35 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 11 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 480 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 369 km
- Nearest railway station
- Lohagad · 15 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Rural Hospital, Barshitakli · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Sarkinhi compares
By population, Sarkinhi ranks #26 of 159 villages in Barshitakli mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.4%
−5.7% vs mandal average
Sarkinhi67.4%
Barshitakli mandal73.1%
Akola district77.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
949
+14 vs mandal average
Sarkinhi949
Barshitakli mandal935
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.5 vs mandal average
Sarkinhi3.8
Barshitakli mandal4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sarkinhi at a glance
Sarkinhi is a village of 1,438 people in 381 households (Census 2011) in Barshitakli taluka, Akola district, Maharashtra, the 26th-largest of 159 villages in Barshitakli taluka. Literacy is 67%, 6 points below the taluka average of 73% and the sex ratio is 949 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Akola district centre, 14 km from Nashirabad, the nearest town, 15 km from Lohagad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 444405, served by Mahan post office; the LGD village code is 530555. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rural Hospital, Barshitakli, 19 km away. The village votes in Murtizapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Harish Marotiappa Pimple. The population is estimated at 1,695 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sarkinhi
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KARANJA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 44
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 580
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 441
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sarkinhi
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Key facts — Sarkinhi
- LGD code
- 530555
- Pincode
- 444405
- Post office
- Mahan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,438
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,695
- Households
- 381
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 949
- Literacy rate
- 67.4%
- Coordinates
- 20.48065°N, 77.21836°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Akola
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Murtizapur
- Member of Parliament
- Anup Dhotre
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Harish Marotiappa Pimple
- Block / Mandal
- Barshitakli
Getting there
How to reach Sarkinhi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai480 kmcapital
- Hyderabad369 km
- Bengaluru836 km
- Chennai884 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationLohagad15 km
- Hospital / PHCRural Hospital, Barshitakli19 km
- ATM / bankSBI32 km
- Petrol pumpEssar26 km
- CollegeShahbabu High School & Jr. College29 km
- Police stationCity Kotwali34 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 444405
- MahanBarshitakli mandal6,818 pop
- ZodgaBarshitakli mandal1,917 pop
- JanunaBarshitakli mandal1,866 pop
- HatolaBarshitakli mandal1,763 pop
- TitawaBarshitakli mandal1,624 pop
- Pimpalgaon ChambhareBarshitakli mandal1,580 pop
- JamkeshwarBarshitakli mandal1,434 pop
- Kothali Bk.Barshitakli mandal1,294 pop
- DhakaliBarshitakli mandal1,213 pop
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)