# Sawanta Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaswan, Kangra 

# Sawanta

Sawanta is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177106**. The 2011 Census counted **342 people in 63 households**, the 39th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 342people (2011)
- 63households
- 87.8%literacy
- 177106PIN code

## Sawanta PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sawanta is 177106.** Sawanta falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177106
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010690

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sawanta from nearby towns?

- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)90 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)25 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 Sawanta?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Sawanta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dada Siba
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Sawanta known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 45% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Sawanta

Of every 100 households in Sawanta in 2011, 98 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawanta · ■ Jaswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**38%

Tap water ****95%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**73%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****70%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Sawanta?

■ Sawanta · ■ Jaswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****829**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**821

Working population ****56.4%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 85.3% for women. 53% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 38 (20%) · **■** Marginal 151 (78%)

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 Jaswan

- Salyah379 people
- Tipri363 people
- Nangal350 people
- Kasba345 people
- Behr339 people
- Dodra Kalan335 people
- Kasba331 people
- Kahanpur327 people

[All 100 villages in Jaswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sawanta?177106
- How far is Sawanta from Dharmsala?90 km by road
- What is the population of Sawanta?342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawanta in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sawanta?87.8% (Census 2011)