Village · Nainpur, Mandla # Sakwah Kalan Sakwah Kalan is a village in Nainpur sub-district of Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,721 people in 411 households, the 12th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%. - 1,721 people (2011) - 411 households - 77.2% literacy - 992 females per 1,000 males ## Sakwah Kalan PIN code and other codes Sakwah Kalan falls in Nainpur sub-district, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Nainpur - Census village code 493627 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sakwah Kalan from nearby towns? - Nainpur (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road - Mandla (district HQ) 25 km by road - Bamhani (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sakwah Kalan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sakwah Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage 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 - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhamani - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bamhani - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandla - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sakwah Kalan known for? About 54% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sakwah Kalan Of every 100 households in Sakwah Kalan in 2011, 81 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sakwah Kalan · ■ Nainpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 81% 65% - Toilet within the home 15% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 85% 94% - Tap water 4% 8% - Drinking water within premises 7% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 98% - Use banking services 83% 70% - Television 25% 12% - Mobile phone 24% 17% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 0% - None of these assets 32% 43% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sakwah Kalan? ■ Sakwah Kalan · ■ Nainpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.2% 68.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1009 975 - Working population 55.3% 52.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 67.9% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 71 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 160 (17%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 39 (4%) · ■ Marginal 681 (72%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nainpur - Jahar Mau 1,856 people - Makke 1,838 people - Sarri 1,811 people - Mugdara 1,805 people - Hirapur 1,679 people - Bamhani 1,584 people - Dhanpuri Ryt. 1,465 people - Manegaon Mal. 1,457 people All 162 villages in Nainpur ## Quick answers - How far is Sakwah Kalan from Mandla? 25 km by road - What is the population of Sakwah Kalan? 1,721 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakwah Kalan in? Mandla district (Nainpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Sakwah Kalan? 77.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandla/nainpur/sakwah-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.