# Sawla Village, Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dhamangaon-railway/sawla/ Village · Dhamangaon Railway, Amravati # Sawla Sawla is a village in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,180 people in 306 households**, the 34th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%. - 1,180people (2011) - 306households - 88.8%literacy - 909females per 1,000 males ## Sawla PIN code and other codes Sawla falls in Dhamangaon Railway sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockDhamangaon Railway - Census village code533353 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawla from nearby towns? - Dhamangaon Railway (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)50 km by road - Dattapur Dhamangaon (nearest town)7 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 Sawla? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sawla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhamangaon Railway - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhamangaon Railway - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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 · 15 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 Sawla known for? About 93% of the 827 hectares of village land is sown, and 655 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 Sawla Of every 100 households in Sawla in 2011, 85 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sawla · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **84% Toilet within the home ****45%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****55%** **55% Tap water ****95%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **82% Use banking services ****80%** **61% Television ****41%** **44% Mobile phone ****15%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **30% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Sawla? ■ Sawla · ■ Dhamangaon Railway rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%** **85.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677** **916 Working population ****57.1%** **49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 83.7% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 105 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 503 (75%) · **■** Other work 43 (6%) · **■** Marginal 23 (3%) 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 Dhamangaon Railway - Jalgaon1,219 people - Wagholi1,219 people - Vaknath1,205 people - Asegaon1,203 people - Dighi Mahalle1,174 people - Talani1,165 people - Gavha Farkade1,143 people - Nargawandi1,131 people [All 112 villages in Dhamangaon Railway](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/dhamangaon-railway/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sawla from Amravati?50 km by road - What is the population of Sawla?1,180 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawla in?Amravati district (Dhamangaon Railway sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sawla?88.8% (Census 2011)