# Sawantwada Village, Karwar, Uttara Kannada (Karnataka)

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Village · Karwar, Uttara Kannada 

# Sawantwada

Sawantwada is a village in Karwar sub-district of Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka, PIN code **581317**. The 2011 Census counted **378 people in 102 households**, the 40th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.9%.

- 378people (2011)
- 102households
- 96.2%literacy
- 581317PIN code

## Sawantwada PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sawantwada is 581317.** Sawantwada falls in Karwar sub-district, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.

- PIN code581317
- Gram panchayatAsnoti
- Community development blockKarwar
- Census village code602584

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

## How far is Sawantwada from nearby towns?

- Karwar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Karwar (district HQ)13 km by road
- Karwar (nearest town)13 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 Sawantwada?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sawantwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Lakshmeshwar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sadashivagad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karwar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 19 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 Sawantwada known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 40% of the 263 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Sawantwada

Of every 100 households in Sawantwada in 2011, 97 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sawantwada · ■ Karwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**57%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**41%

Tap water ****2%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**55%

Use banking services ****96%**

**78%

Television ****63%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**6%

None of these assets ****12%**

**16%

Own their home ****86%**

**78%

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 Sawantwada?

■ Sawantwada · ■ Karwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.2%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****817**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****609**

**974

Working population ****31.0%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.9% for men and 92.9% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 79 (68%) · **■** Marginal 33 (28%)

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 Karwar

- Angadi424 people
- Hankonjoog404 people
- Shirve402 people
- Devakar397 people
- Kadiye347 people
- Hartuga304 people
- Goyar253 people
- Nivli251 people

[All 51 villages in Karwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/karnataka/uttara-kannada/karwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sawantwada?581317
- How far is Sawantwada from Karwar?13 km by road
- What is the population of Sawantwada?378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawantwada in?Uttara Kannada district (Karwar sub-district), Karnataka
- What is the literacy rate of Sawantwada?96.2% (Census 2011)