Sakhanu
Town
Nickname:  Shekhanu
Sakhanu Location in Uttar Pradesh, India Show map of Uttar Pradesh Sakhanu Sakhanu (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 27°57′17″N 79°13′39″E / 27.95472°N 79.22750°E / 27.95472; 79.22750
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Badaun
Government
• Chairman	Mohammad Faisal S/O Janab Gulam Sarvar
Population  (2001)
• Total	8,809
Languages
• Official	Hindi,Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code	CODE 05832
Vehicle registration	UP
Website	up.gov.in

Sakhanu is a town and a nagar panchayat in Badaun district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Mohammad Faisal S/O Janab Gulam Sarvar is the present chairman of Sakhanu town.

As of 2001 India census,^[1] Sakhanu had a population of 8,809. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Sakhanu has an average literacy rate of 30%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 38%, and female literacy is 20%. In Sakhanu, 22% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The old name of Sakhanu is shekhanu it means (sheikh's village), 900 years ago a Sufi saint Name Hazrat Qazi sheikh shahabuddin saurwardi r.a, came to Budaun from Yemen and he settled Shekhanu,

In Sakhanu 85 percent Muslim population in which 70 percent are sheikh and 15 percent are ansari and 10 percent banjare and 5 percent others.

And 15 percent are Hindu populations.

Dargha Hazrat Qazi Sheikh shahabuddin r.a, Many peoples from over the country are came for hazri in dargha.

And Urs is organized in the month of May, people from all over the city come to see it. And best qawwal are came from over all country like Mustafa naza, chand Qadri, Afzal & Iqbal sabri brother etc..

And Sakhanu is popular for Guava (Amrood). Guava of Sakhanu is famous all over the country.

70 percent of the population are depend on agriculture.