# Sawargaon pokhari Village, Georai, Bid (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/georai/sawargaon-pokhari/ Village · Georai, Bid # Sawargaon pokhari Sawargaon pokhari is a village in Georai sub-district of Bid district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,540 people in 320 households**, the 67th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,540people (2011) - 320households - 70.7%literacy - 915females per 1,000 males ## Sawargaon pokhari PIN code and other codes Sawargaon pokhari falls in Georai sub-district, Bid district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockGeorai - Census village code559254 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawargaon pokhari from nearby towns? - Georai (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Bid (district HQ)28 km by road - Georai (nearest town)23 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 Sawargaon pokhari? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Sawargaon pokhari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Madalmohi - ○Degree college10+ km · Gevrai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gevrai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Sawargaon pokhari known for? The main crops are **wheat, toor and jowar**. About 93% of the 611 hectares of village land is sown, and 510 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 Sawargaon pokhari Of every 100 households in Sawargaon pokhari in 2011, 69 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sawargaon pokhari · ■ Georai rural average Electricity for lighting ****69%** **78% Toilet within the home ****5%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **31% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **94% Use banking services ****66%** **69% Television ****27%** **34% Mobile phone ****68%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****24%** **26% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Sawargaon pokhari? ■ Sawargaon pokhari · ■ Georai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****605** **789 Working population ****63.6%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 59.8% for women. 62% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 620 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 142 (14%) · **■** Household industry 46 (5%) · **■** Other work 63 (6%) · **■** Marginal 109 (11%) 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 Georai - Kuranpimpri1,628 people - Hirapur1,621 people - Chavhanwadi1,620 people - Manyarwadi1,544 people - Shahajanpur chakla1,475 people - Chopdyachiwadi1,471 people - Golegaon1,451 people - Nagzari1,430 people [All 197 villages in Georai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bid/georai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sawargaon pokhari from Bid?28 km by road - What is the population of Sawargaon pokhari?1,540 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawargaon pokhari in?Bid district (Georai sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sawargaon pokhari?70.7% (Census 2011)