# Sawargaon Village, Kurkheda, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kurkheda, Gadchiroli 

# Sawargaon

Sawargaon is a village in Kurkheda sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **460 people in 108 households**, the 67th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 460people (2011)
- 108households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,100females per 1,000 males

## Sawargaon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockKurkheda
- Census village code538710

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?

- Kurkheda (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)108 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)47 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?

5 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 · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonsari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kurkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Sawargaon known for?

About 12% of the 1,137 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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, 40 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawargaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**64%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**21%

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

**4%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****94%**

**87%

Television ****9%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sawargaon?

■ Sawargaon · ■ Kurkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**977

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**956

Working population ****26.1%**

**58.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 64.9% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 107 (89%)

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 Kurkheda

- Khairi488 people
- Ranwahi480 people
- Chandona479 people
- Warvi477 people
- Wadhona432 people
- Yerkadi430 people
- Salai Tola424 people
- Wagheda422 people

[All 127 villages in Kurkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/kurkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawargaon from Gadchiroli?108 km by road
- What is the population of Sawargaon?460 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawargaon in?Gadchiroli district (Kurkheda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawargaon?72.2% (Census 2011)