# Sawala Village, Keskal, Bastar (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/keskal/sawala/ Village · Keskal, Bastar # Sawala Sawala is a village in Keskal sub-district of Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491441**. The 2011 Census counted **1,258 people in 239 households**, the 14th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 1,258people (2011) - 239households - 49.8%literacy - 491441PIN code ## Sawala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sawala is 491441.** Sawala falls in Keskal sub-district, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491441 - Gram panchayatSawala - Community development blockKeshkal - Census village code448526 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawala from nearby towns? - Keskal (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Jagdalpur (district HQ)150 km by road - Keskal (nearest town)28 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Sawala? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sawala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhanora - ○Degree college10+ km · Keskal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Keskal - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sawala known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and black gram**. About 29% of the 1,270 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sawala Of every 100 households in Sawala in 2011, 24 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sawala · ■ Keskal rural average Electricity for lighting ****24%** **40% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **95% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****32%** **37% Television ****4%** **10% Mobile phone ****3%** **15% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****29%** **26% Own their home ****100%** **97% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Sawala? ■ Sawala · ■ Keskal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **1039 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158** **1009 Working population ****72.3%** **61.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 55.7% for men and 43.6% for women. 76% of men and 69% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 282 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (3%) · **■** Marginal 575 (63%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Keskal - Binjhe1,400 people - Toskapal1,364 people - Nirachhindali1,315 people - Garawandi1,285 people - Masukokoda1,251 people - Karrarmeta1,170 people - Khetarpal1,157 people - Kohkameta1,143 people [All 101 villages in Keskal](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bastar/keskal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sawala?491441 - How far is Sawala from Jagdalpur?150 km by road - What is the population of Sawala?1,258 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawala in?Bastar district (Keskal sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sawala?49.8% (Census 2011)