# Sangwa Village, Murtijapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/sangwa/ Village · Murtijapur, Akola # Sangwa Sangwa is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,510 people in 370 households**, the 19th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%. - 1,510people (2011) - 370households - 89.3%literacy - 1,000females per 1,000 males ## Sangwa PIN code and other codes Sangwa falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMurtijapur - Census village code530174 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sangwa from nearby towns? - Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Akola (district HQ)31 km by road - Murtijapur (nearest town)23 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 Sangwa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sangwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Cungushi - ○Degree college10+ km · Murtijapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sangwa known for? Products made here include wooden furniture and pottery making. About 85% of the 652 hectares of village land is sown, and 513 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 Sangwa Of every 100 households in Sangwa in 2011, 82 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sangwa · ■ Murtijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **78% Toilet within the home ****44%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **65% Tap water ****75%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **89% Use banking services ****65%** **64% Television ****40%** **34% Mobile phone ****49%** **37% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **39% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Sangwa? ■ Sangwa · ■ Murtijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.3%** **88.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872** **934 Working population ****50.9%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.2% for men and 84.6% for women. 59% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 414 (54%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (11%) · **■** Marginal 154 (20%) 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 Murtijapur - Anbhora1,773 people - Kanzara1,624 people - Mangrul Kambe1,600 people - Umari1,526 people - Parad1,464 people - Shelu Bajar1,411 people - Goregaon1,365 people - Dahatonda1,351 people [All 163 villages in Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sangwa from Akola?31 km by road - What is the population of Sangwa?1,510 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sangwa in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sangwa?89.3% (Census 2011)