# Sawatra Village, Mehkar, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Mehkar, Buldana 

# Sawatra

Sawatra is a village in Mehkar sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,894 people in 447 households**, the 32nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.2%.

- 1,894people (2011)
- 447households
- 81.1%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Sawatra PIN code and other codes

Sawatra falls in Mehkar sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockMehkar
- Census village code528973

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

## How far is Sawatra from nearby towns?

- Mehkar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Buldana (district HQ)50 km by road
- Mehkar (nearest town)13 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 Sawatra?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sawatra; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naigaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mehkar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Sawatra known for?

About 92% of the 563 hectares of village land is sown, and 490 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 Sawatra

Of every 100 households in Sawatra in 2011, 75 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawatra · ■ Mehkar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**76%

Tap water ****83%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****48%**

**62%

Television ****28%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Sawatra?

■ Sawatra · ■ Mehkar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**81.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**828

Working population ****54.7%**

**53.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 72.4% for women. 55% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 409 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 597 (58%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Mehkar

- Mola2,056 people
- Brahmapuri2,024 people
- Wadali1,944 people
- Andhrud1,918 people
- Khandala1,851 people
- Pangarkhed1,851 people
- Bhosa1,841 people
- Uddhava1,804 people

[All 160 villages in Mehkar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/mehkar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawatra from Buldana?50 km by road
- What is the population of Sawatra?1,894 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawatra in?Buldana district (Mehkar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawatra?81.1% (Census 2011)