# Sawkheda Village, Bhokardan, Jalna (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhokardan, Jalna 

# Sawkheda

Sawkheda is a village in Bhokardan sub-district of Jalna district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,339 people in 308 households**, the 84th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 1,339people (2011)
- 308households
- 70.2%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Sawkheda PIN code and other codes

Sawkheda falls in Bhokardan sub-district, Jalna district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBhokardan
- Census village code547374

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

## How far is Sawkheda from nearby towns?

- Bhokardan (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Jalna (district HQ)56 km by road
- Bhokardan (nearest town)50 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 Sawkheda?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Sawkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pimpalgaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhokardan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhokardan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Sawkheda known for?

About 90% of the 467 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Sawkheda

Of every 100 households in Sawkheda in 2011, 27 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawkheda · ■ Bhokardan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**64%

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

**31%

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

**67%

Tap water ****46%**

**44%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****94%**

**65%

Television ****8%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**93%

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 Sawkheda?

■ Sawkheda · ■ Bhokardan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**866

Working population ****62.4%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 56.9% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 304 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (5%) · **■** Marginal 151 (18%)

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 Bhokardan

- Hisoda Bk.1,401 people
- Borgaon taru1,398 people
- Khaparkheda1,395 people
- Wadshed1,360 people
- Jaidevwadi1,322 people
- Kathora1,319 people
- Kotha koli1,307 people
- Kotha jahagir1,286 people

[All 158 villages in Bhokardan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/jalna/bhokardan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawkheda from Jalna?56 km by road
- What is the population of Sawkheda?1,339 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawkheda in?Jalna district (Bhokardan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawkheda?70.2% (Census 2011)