Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara
# Sawajpani

Sawajpani is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 868 people in 181 households, the 58th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.
- 868 people (2011)
- 181 households
- 68.2% literacy
- 1,033 females per 1,000 males

## Sawajpani PIN code and other codes

Sawajpani falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Pandhurna
- Census village code 495551

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

## How far is Sawajpani from nearby towns?
- Pandhurna (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 75 km by road
- Pandhurna (nearest town) 15 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sawajpani?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sawajpani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Mordongari
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pandhurna
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pandhurna
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 9 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sawajpani known for?

About 57% of the 607 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sawajpani

Of every 100 households in Sawajpani in 2011, 84 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawajpani · ■ Pandhurna rural average
- Electricity for lighting 84% 82%
- Toilet within the home 27% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 89%
- Tap water 0% 44%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 93%
- Use banking services 63% 39%
- Television 12% 27%
- Mobile phone 10% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 77% 47%
- Own their home 90% 93%

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

## What is the population of Sawajpani?

■ Sawajpani · ■ Pandhurna rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.2% 73.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1033 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1477 977
- Working population 58.8% 54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 57.4% for women. 65% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 145 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 351 (69%) · ■ Other work 13 (3%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Pandhurna
- Lonadei Mal 894 people
- Kalamgaon 890 people
- Chichkheda 869 people
- Bandhan 868 people
- Dholankhapa 841 people
- Mandvi 828 people
- Hiwara Prithwiram 823 people
- Bhimkhedi 814 people

All 169 villages in Pandhurna

## Quick answers
- How far is Sawajpani from Chhindwara? 75 km by road
- What is the population of Sawajpani? 868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawajpani in? Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sawajpani? 68.2% (Census 2011)

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