Village · Vaijapur, Aurangabad # Sawandgaon Sawandgaon is a village in Vaijapur sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 3,885 people in 751 households, the 10th largest of 165 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 3,885 people (2011) - 751 households - 74.5% literacy - 928 females per 1,000 males ## Sawandgaon PIN code and other codes Sawandgaon falls in Vaijapur sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Vaijapur - Census village code 549086 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sawandgaon from nearby towns? - Vaijapur (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ) 80 km by road - Vaijapur (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sawandgaon? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Sawandgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 5 govt - ● Primary school In village · 4 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Vaijapur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Vaijapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Vijapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sawandgaon known for? About 94% of the 1,878 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,677 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sawandgaon Of every 100 households in Sawandgaon in 2011, 43 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sawandgaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average - Electricity for lighting 43% 56% - Toilet within the home 8% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 86% - Tap water 0% 30% - Drinking water within premises 37% 34% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 9% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 88% - Use banking services 70% 70% - Television 42% 38% - Mobile phone 70% 63% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 35% 27% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 16% 22% - Own their home 95% 93% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sawandgaon? ■ Sawandgaon · ■ Vaijapur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 74.5% 75.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 928 935 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 889 849 - Working population 56.0% 54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.8% for men and 64.5% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 1,632 (75%) · ■ Farm labourers 372 (17%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 92 (4%) · ■ Marginal 76 (3%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Vaijapur - Borsar 5,092 people - Palkhed 4,262 people - Mahalgaon 3,988 people - Shivrai 3,964 people - Aghur 3,251 people - Janephal 3,188 people - Parsoda 3,096 people - Nagamthan 3,094 people All 166 villages in Vaijapur ## Quick answers - How far is Sawandgaon from Aurangabad? 80 km by road - What is the population of Sawandgaon? 3,885 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawandgaon in? Aurangabad district (Vaijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sawandgaon? 74.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/vaijapur/sawandgaon/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.