Sakit
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Sakit | |
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Town | |
  Sakit Location in Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Coordinates: 27°27′N 78°49′E / 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.
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 established by Mr. Hanuman Sahay Johri. Another good school is "Digamber Jain Bal Vidya Mandir".
