# Savkheda Village, Gangapur, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Gangapur, Aurangabad 

# Savkheda

Savkheda is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,333 people in 510 households**, the 23rd largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.8%.

- 2,333people (2011)
- 510households
- 76.9%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Savkheda PIN code and other codes

Savkheda falls in Gangapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code549397

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

## How far is Savkheda from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)42 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)44 km by road
- Gangapur (nearest town)42 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 Savkheda?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Savkheda; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Savkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Savkheda known for?

About 28% of the 955 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Savkheda

Of every 100 households in Savkheda in 2011, 74 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Savkheda · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**81%

Tap water ****72%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**83%

Use banking services ****58%**

**64%

Television ****51%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****31%**

**22%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Savkheda?

■ Savkheda · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**73.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****786**

**856

Working population ****47.7%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 63.7% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 509 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 343 (31%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 244 (22%) · **■** Marginal 12 (1%)

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 Gangapur

- Waluj Kh.2,676 people
- Gajgaon2,565 people
- Dhamori Bk.2,440 people
- Asegaon2,356 people
- Dongaon2,321 people
- Gavli Shivra2,299 people
- Amalner2,298 people
- Akoli Wadgaon2,253 people

[All 221 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/gangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Savkheda from Aurangabad?44 km by road
- What is the population of Savkheda?2,333 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Savkheda in?Aurangabad district (Gangapur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Savkheda?76.9% (Census 2011)
