Village · Baramkela, Raigarh
# Sawantkut

Sawantkut is a village in Baramkela sub-district of Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495445. The 2011 Census counted 373 people in 100 households, the 137th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.
- 373 people (2011)
- 100 households
- 77.8% literacy
- 495445 PIN code

## Sawantkut PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sawantkut is 495445. Sawantkut falls in Baramkela sub-district, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495445
- Gram panchayat Baigindih
- Community development block Sarailendha
- Census village code 435745

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sawantkut from nearby towns?
- Baramkela (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Raigarh (district HQ) 64 km by road
- Baramkela (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sawantkut?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sawantkut; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tausir
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sarangarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sariya
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sawantkut known for?

The main crops are paddy, pea nut and black gram. About 79% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sawantkut

Of every 100 households in Sawantkut in 2011, 99 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawantkut · ■ Baramkela rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 83%
- Toilet within the home 4% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 96% 87%
- Tap water 0% 20%
- Drinking water within premises 13% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 30% 37%
- Television 21% 22%
- Mobile phone 12% 20%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 21% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 36% 27%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sawantkut?

■ Sawantkut · ■ Baramkela rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.8% 74.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 990
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 550 947
- Working population 67.0% 49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 65% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 46 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 71 (28%) · ■ Other work 4 (2%) · ■ Marginal 129 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baramkela
- Bara Dawan 383 people
- Pikripali 382 people
- Kadlisarar 378 people
- Kosamdih 376 people
- Vishvaspur 372 people
- Chhindpatera 371 people
- Lamipali 371 people
- Bhanwarpur 368 people

All 243 villages in Baramkela

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sawantkut? 495445
- How far is Sawantkut from Raigarh? 64 km by road
- What is the population of Sawantkut? 373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawantkut in? Raigarh district (Baramkela sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sawantkut? 77.8% (Census 2011)

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