# Sawanga Bk. Village, Chandur Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/sawanga-bk/ Village · Chandur Railway, Amravati # Sawanga Bk. Sawanga Bk. is a village in Chandur Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 146 households**, the 53rd largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.7%. - 485people (2011) - 146households - 86.6%literacy - 873females per 1,000 males ## Sawanga Bk. PIN code and other codes Sawanga Bk. falls in Chandur Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChandur Railway - Census village code533260 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawanga Bk. from nearby towns? - Chandur Railway (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)28 km by road - Chandur (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 Sawanga Bk.? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Sawanga Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chandur Railway - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chandur Railway - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sawanga Bk. known for? About 37% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Sawanga Bk. Of every 100 households in Sawanga Bk. in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sawanga Bk. · ■ Chandur Railway rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **80% Toilet within the home ****16%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **65% Tap water ****1%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **89% Use banking services ****92%** **65% Television ****12%** **40% Mobile phone ****9%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****81%** **40% Own their home ****83%** **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 Sawanga Bk.? ■ Sawanga Bk. · ■ Chandur Railway rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%** **85.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **941 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **924 Working population ****42.7%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 78.2% for women. 54% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (72%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (4%) · **■** Marginal 22 (11%) 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 Chandur Railway - Sonora Kh.559 people - Ibrahimpur539 people - Sawangi Sangam538 people - Bhiltek521 people - Dhotra444 people - Thugaon443 people - Tuljapur407 people - Dilawarpur363 people [All 92 villages in Chandur Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chandur-railway/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sawanga Bk. from Amravati?28 km by road - What is the population of Sawanga Bk.?485 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawanga Bk. in?Amravati district (Chandur Railway sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sawanga Bk.?86.6% (Census 2011)