# Sawkheda Bk. Village, Sillod, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/sawkheda-bk/ Village · Sillod, Aurangabad # Sawkheda Bk. Sawkheda Bk. is a village in Sillod sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, PIN code **431113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,824 people in 375 households**, the 61st largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 1,824people (2011) - 375households - 72.9%literacy - 431113PIN code ## Sawkheda Bk. PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sawkheda Bk. is 431113.** Sawkheda Bk. falls in Sillod sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - PIN code431113 - Community development blockSillod - Census village code548542 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawkheda Bk. from nearby towns? - Sillod (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)85 km by road - Sillod (nearest town)25 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 Bk.? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sawkheda Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talni - ○Degree college10+ km · Sillod - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Bk. known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, maize and cotton**. About 93% of the 585 hectares of village land is sown, and 374 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 Bk. Of every 100 households in Sawkheda Bk. in 2011, 60 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sawkheda Bk. · ■ Sillod rural average Electricity for lighting ****60%** **65% Toilet within the home ****10%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **83% Tap water ****63%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****84%** **56% Television ****37%** **30% Mobile phone ****54%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **36% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Bk.? ■ Sawkheda Bk. · ■ Sillod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****729** **856 Working population ****55.0%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 59.2% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 636 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (21%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 105 (10%) 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 Sillod - Wangi Bk.1,868 people - Takli Jiwrag1,858 people - Warud Kh.1,845 people - Dhotra1,828 people - Gavhali1,771 people - Gavhali Tanda1,771 people - Digras1,753 people - Lonwadi1,750 people [All 131 villages in Sillod](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sawkheda Bk.?431113 - How far is Sawkheda Bk. from Aurangabad?85 km by road - What is the population of Sawkheda Bk.?1,824 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawkheda Bk. in?Aurangabad district (Sillod sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sawkheda Bk.?72.9% (Census 2011)