# Sawalgaon Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur 

# Sawalgaon

Sawalgaon is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,230 people in 295 households**, the 40th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,230people (2011)
- 295households
- 74.7%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Sawalgaon PIN code and other codes

Sawalgaon falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBrahmapuri
- Census village code540742

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

## How far is Sawalgaon from nearby towns?

- Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)134 km by road
- Brahmapuri (nearest town)10 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 Sawalgaon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Sawalgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chicholi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Sawalgaon known for?

About 83% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Sawalgaon

Of every 100 households in Sawalgaon in 2011, 91 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawalgaon · ■ Brahmapuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**19%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**57%

Television ****19%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****16%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Sawalgaon?

■ Sawalgaon · ■ Brahmapuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**963

Working population ****62.1%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 66.9% for women. 64% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 17 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (1%) · **■** Marginal 735 (96%)

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 Brahmapuri

- Ladaj1,300 people
- Ranbothali1,238 people
- Belgaon1,236 people
- Kolari1,232 people
- Chorti1,212 people
- Kahali1,186 people
- Bhuj Tukum1,166 people
- Kudesawali1,147 people

[All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawalgaon from Chandrapur?134 km by road
- What is the population of Sawalgaon?1,230 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawalgaon in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawalgaon?74.7% (Census 2011)