# Sawkheda Village, Khuldabad, Aurangabad (Maharashtra)

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Village · Khuldabad, Aurangabad 

# Sawkheda

Sawkheda is a village in Khuldabad sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **353 people in 72 households**, the 64th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 353people (2011)
- 72households
- 82.9%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Sawkheda PIN code and other codes

Sawkheda falls in Khuldabad sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKhuldabad
- Census village code548971

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

## How far is Sawkheda from nearby towns?

- Khuldabad (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kannad (nearest town)18 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 Sawkheda?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Sawkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bodkhas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khuldabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khuldabad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Sawkheda known for?

The main crops are **maize and soybean**. About 55% of the 765 hectares of village land is sown, and 373 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 Sawkheda

Of every 100 households in Sawkheda in 2011, 28 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawkheda · ■ Khuldabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**78%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**61%

Tap water ****55%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**86%

Use banking services ****79%**

**66%

Television ****17%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****56%**

**25%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Sawkheda?

■ Sawkheda · ■ Khuldabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**843

Working population ****56.9%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.2% for men and 71.9% for women. 54% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 133 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 3 (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 Khuldabad

- Salukheda436 people
- Mahamadpur425 people
- Jafarwadi420 people
- Wadgaon358 people
- Shahjatpur347 people
- Mambapur336 people
- Kautgaon329 people
- Azampur328 people

[All 76 villages in Khuldabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/khuldabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawkheda from Aurangabad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sawkheda?353 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawkheda in?Aurangabad district (Khuldabad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawkheda?82.9% (Census 2011)