# Sawanga Bk Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Sawanga Bk

Sawanga Bk is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **392 people in 77 households**, the 62nd largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 392people (2011)
- 77households
- 68.5%literacy
- 1,130females per 1,000 males

## Sawanga Bk PIN code and other codes

Sawanga Bk falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code539033

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

## How far is Sawanga Bk from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)83 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)83 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)68 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 Sawanga Bk?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sawanga Bk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pendhari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pendhari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 waterhand pumps
- 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 Sawanga Bk known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 29% of the 551 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Sawanga Bk

Of every 100 households in Sawanga Bk in 2011, 79 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sawanga Bk · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**81%

Tap water ****9%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****87%**

**78%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**91%

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 Sawanga Bk?

■ Sawanga Bk · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1130**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2105**

**972

Working population ****63.3%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.8% for men and 58.3% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 212 (85%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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 Dhanora

- Masanadi405 people
- Michagaon Bk401 people
- Pandharsada401 people
- Kanheli394 people
- Gattepayli385 people
- Jangada Bk378 people
- Zari373 people
- Mendha367 people

[All 228 villages in Dhanora](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/dhanora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawanga Bk from Gadchiroli?83 km by road
- What is the population of Sawanga Bk?392 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawanga Bk in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawanga Bk?68.5% (Census 2011)