# Sawalhira Village, Korpana, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Korpana, Chandrapur 

# Sawalhira

Sawalhira is a village in Korpana sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **693 people in 161 households**, the 48th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 693people (2011)
- 161households
- 73.3%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Sawalhira PIN code and other codes

Sawalhira falls in Korpana sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKorpana
- Census village code541576

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

## How far is Sawalhira from nearby towns?

- Korpana (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)74 km by road
- Rajura (nearest town)40 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 Sawalhira?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Sawalhira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanhalgaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Korpana
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandrapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Sawalhira known for?

About 65% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 426 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 Sawalhira

Of every 100 households in Sawalhira in 2011, 72 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawalhira · ■ Korpana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**82%

Tap water ****30%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**75%

Use banking services ****99%**

**66%

Television ****23%**

**39%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**30%

Own their home ****96%**

**87%

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 Sawalhira?

■ Sawalhira · ■ Korpana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1344**

**949

Working population ****48.9%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.3% for men and 63.9% for women. 66% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (41%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 55 (16%)

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 Korpana

- Gadegaon757 people
- Wanoja745 people
- Tambadi744 people
- Dhamangaon717 people
- Palgaon690 people
- Kukadsath682 people
- Bharosa655 people
- Kusal625 people

[All 110 villages in Korpana](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/korpana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawalhira from Chandrapur?74 km by road
- What is the population of Sawalhira?693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawalhira in?Chandrapur district (Korpana sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawalhira?73.3% (Census 2011)