Village · Sausar, Chhindwara
# Sawangi

Sawangi is a village in Sausar sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 566 people in 143 households, the 70th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.
- 566 people (2011)
- 143 households
- 74.7% literacy
- 906 females per 1,000 males

## Sawangi PIN code and other codes

Sawangi falls in Sausar sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Sausar
- Census village code 495254

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

## How far is Sawangi from nearby towns?
- Sausar (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 70 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Sawangi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Sawangi; 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
- ● 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pngrakade
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sausar
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sausar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

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

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sawangi known for?

About 69% of the 710 hectares of village land is sown, and 173 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Sawangi

Of every 100 households in Sawangi in 2011, 87 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawangi · ■ Sausar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 87% 86%
- Toilet within the home 3% 20%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 80%
- Tap water 59% 46%
- Drinking water within premises 60% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 12%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 87%
- Use banking services 10% 42%
- Television 12% 37%
- Mobile phone 11% 30%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 77% 43%
- Own their home 94% 89%

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

## What is the population of Sawangi?

■ Sawangi · ■ Sausar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.7% 78.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 833 944
- Working population 58.8% 52.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.2% for men and 65.4% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 82 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 239 (72%) · ■ Other work 11 (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 Sausar
- Maherakhapa 612 people
- Ghadela Malaujan 610 people
- Nauthal 608 people
- Sayra 580 people
- Kajalwani 560 people
- Nandudhana F.V. 557 people
- Jobandera F.V. 550 people
- Kadhiya No.1 543 people

All 141 villages in Sausar

## Other places named Sawangi
- Sawangi · Town, Wardha · 14,394 people
- Sawangi · Village, Aurangabad, Aurangabad · 4,727 people
- Sawangi · Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad · 4,370 people
- Sawangi · Village, Warud, Amravati · 3,156 people
- Sawangi · Village, Desaiganj, Gadchiroli · 2,498 people
- Sawangi · Village, Hingna, Nagpur · 2,138 people

## Quick answers
- How far is Sawangi from Chhindwara? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Sawangi? 566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawangi in? Chhindwara district (Sausar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sawangi? 74.7% (Census 2011)

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