# Sawalgaon Village, Kopargaon, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kopargaon, Ahmadnagar 

# Sawalgaon

Sawalgaon is a village in Kopargaon sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **742 people in 160 households**, the 78th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%.

- 742people (2011)
- 160households
- 82.2%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Sawalgaon PIN code and other codes

Sawalgaon falls in Kopargaon sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKopargaon
- Census village code557527

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

## How far is Sawalgaon from nearby towns?

- Kopargaon (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)116 km by road
- Kopargaon (nearest town)16 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 Sawalgaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sawalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kopergaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kopergaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kopergaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Sawalgaon known for?

About 82% of the 261 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Sawalgaon

Of every 100 households in Sawalgaon in 2011, 57 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sawalgaon · ■ Kopargaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**70%

Use banking services ****83%**

**60%

Television ****40%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**35%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****96%**

**83%

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 Sawalgaon?

■ Sawalgaon · ■ Kopargaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**78.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**887

Working population ****33.3%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 71.7% for women. 33% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 110 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 91 (37%) · **■** Marginal 19 (8%)

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 Kopargaon

- Chandgavhan950 people
- Anchalgaon926 people
- Handewadi911 people
- Soyegaon815 people
- Anjanapur740 people
- Ghoyegaon471 people

[All 80 villages in Kopargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/kopargaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawalgaon from Ahmadnagar?116 km by road
- What is the population of Sawalgaon?742 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawalgaon in?Ahmadnagar district (Kopargaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawalgaon?82.2% (Census 2011)