# Sawer Village, Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/sawer/ Village · Pakhanjur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Sawer Sawer is a village in Pakhanjur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494777**. The 2011 Census counted **844 people in 192 households**, the 55th largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%. - 844people (2011) - 192households - 78.8%literacy - 494777PIN code ## Sawer PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sawer is 494777.** Sawer falls in Pakhanjur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494777 - Gram panchayatSawer - Community development blockKoyalibeda - Census village code448348 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawer from nearby towns? - Pakhanjur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)149 km by road - Pakhanjur (nearest town)20 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 Sawer? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sawer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bande - ○Degree college10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pakhanjur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Sawer known for? About 22% of the 1,065 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Sawer Of every 100 households in Sawer in 2011, 85 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sawer · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **58% Toilet within the home ****29%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **99% Use banking services ****43%** **42% Television ****30%** **24% Mobile phone ****28%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **17% Own their home ****82%** **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 Sawer? ■ Sawer · ■ Pakhanjur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **66.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **947 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1426** **981 Working population ****38.7%** **45.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 68.3% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 153 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 150 (46%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%) 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 Pakhanjur - Udaiopur861 people - Radha Nagar860 people - Kalyanpur849 people - Vivek Nagar845 people - Kali Nagar822 people - Sawrup Nagar816 people - Devpur799 people - Machpalli799 people [All 301 villages in Pakhanjur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/pakhanjur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sawer?494777 - How far is Sawer from Kanker?149 km by road - What is the population of Sawer?844 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawer in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Pakhanjur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sawer?78.8% (Census 2011)