# Sawargaon Village, Dhanora, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Dhanora, Gadchiroli 

# Sawargaon

Sawargaon is a village in Dhanora sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 135 households**, the 25th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 719people (2011)
- 135households
- 77.3%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Sawargaon PIN code and other codes

Sawargaon falls in Dhanora sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockDhanora
- Census village code538917

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

## How far is Sawargaon from nearby towns?

- Dhanora (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)75 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)74 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 Sawargaon?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Sawargaon; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 school10+ km · Murumgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Sawargaon known for?

About 41% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 242 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 Sawargaon

Of every 100 households in Sawargaon in 2011, 52 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawargaon · ■ Dhanora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****92%**

**78%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****14%**

**26%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Sawargaon?

■ Sawargaon · ■ Dhanora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**972

Working population ****42.4%**

**58.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.3% for men and 73.8% for women. 43% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (8%) · **■** Marginal 266 (87%)

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

- Heti812 people
- Mendhatola786 people
- Pauni762 people
- Girola739 people
- Salebhatti703 people
- Sode703 people
- Lekha680 people
- Zadapapda678 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawargaon from Gadchiroli?75 km by road
- What is the population of Sawargaon?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawargaon in?Gadchiroli district (Dhanora sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawargaon?77.3% (Census 2011)