Sakit

Sakit
Sakit
	city
	Sakit Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
	Coordinates: 27.45°N 78.82°E
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Etah
Elevation	170 m (560 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	6,934
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Sakit is a town and a Nagar panchayat in the Etah district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

Demographics

As of the 2001 India census,[1] Sakit had a population of 6934. Males constituted 53% of the population and females 47%. Sakit has an average literacy rate of 54%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 61%, and female literacy is 46%. 21% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Schools

This town has many schools for young children, which kids from nearby villages also attend. Despite having many schools, education level and quality are still low. Apart from elementary and secondary education, however, this town has little to offer in schooling; it possesses only one Inter college, the D.A.V. Inter college, with a total capacity of 1500 students, though this college is known to be quite good.

History

Sakit is an ancient garrison town, according to the local legend some Shakti Singh alias Sakat Singh founded the town in his name and built the fort which is in ruined condition now, presently Police Station of Sakit is situated in the fort, and on other side of fort few unauthorized occupants are living there.

References

"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.

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[1] "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.