# Sakwara Village, Chanderi, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanderi, Ashoknagar 

# Sakwara

Sakwara is a village in Chanderi sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,641 people in 338 households**, the 17th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 1,641people (2011)
- 338households
- 61.0%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Sakwara PIN code and other codes

Sakwara falls in Chanderi sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChanderi
- Census village code500188

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

## How far is Sakwara from nearby towns?

- Chanderi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)82 km by road
- Chanderi (nearest town)12 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 Sakwara?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Sakwara known for?

About 52% of the 622 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 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 Sakwara

Of every 100 households in Sakwara in 2011, 72 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sakwara · ■ Chanderi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****63%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Sakwara?

■ Sakwara · ■ Chanderi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.0%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954**

**927

Working population ****51.9%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 44.5% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 421 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (1%) · **■** Marginal 290 (34%)

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 Chanderi

- Naderi1,789 people
- Hirawal1,750 people
- Ramnagar1,728 people
- Churari1,667 people
- Jama Khedi1,640 people
- Pandri Chanderi1,622 people
- Garethi1,604 people
- Nidanpur1,597 people

[All 165 villages in Chanderi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/chanderi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sakwara from Ashoknagar?82 km by road
- What is the population of Sakwara?1,641 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sakwara in?Ashoknagar district (Chanderi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sakwara?61.0% (Census 2011)