| Sakhanu | |
| Nickname: | Shekhanu |
| Settlement Type: | city |
| Pushpin Map: | India Uttar Pradesh#India3 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Coordinates: | 27.9547°N 79.2275°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Uttar Pradesh |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Badaun |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Mohammad Faisal S/O Janab Gulam Sarvar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 8809 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi,Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | CODE 05832 |
| Registration Plate: | UP |
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.
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.