# Geora Bk. Village, Sawali, Chandrapur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sawali/geora-bk/ Village · Sawali, Chandrapur # Geora Bk. Geora Bk. is a village in Sawali sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,379 people in 374 households**, the 29th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,379people (2011) - 374households - 71.4%literacy - 1,013females per 1,000 males ## Geora Bk. PIN code and other codes Geora Bk. falls in Sawali sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawali - Census village code540875 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Geora Bk. from nearby towns? - Sawali (sub-district HQ)42 km by road - Chandrapur (district HQ)94 km by road - Mul (nearest town)41 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 Geora Bk.? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Geora Bk.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vihirgaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Vyahal Kh. - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 12 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 Geora Bk. known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Geora Bk. Of every 100 households in Geora Bk. in 2011, 68 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Geora Bk. · ■ Sawali rural average Electricity for lighting ****68%** **70% Toilet within the home ****21%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **77% Tap water ****1%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **22% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****78%** **63% Television ****17%** **19% Mobile phone ****9%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****56%** **45% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 Geora Bk.? ■ Geora Bk. · ■ Sawali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070** **997 Working population ****65.8%** **60.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 57.7% for women. 69% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 137 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 646 (71%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (5%) · **■** Marginal 70 (8%) 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 Sawali - Jibgaon1,472 people - Pardi1,419 people - Kisannagar1,395 people - Vihirgaon1,385 people - Meha Bk.1,369 people - Pendhari1,363 people - Chichbodi1,330 people - Ghodewahi1,298 people [All 111 villages in Sawali](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/sawali/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Geora Bk. from Chandrapur?94 km by road - What is the population of Geora Bk.?1,379 (Census 2011) - Which district is Geora Bk. in?Chandrapur district (Sawali sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Geora Bk.?71.4% (Census 2011)