# Sawakheda Village, Shahade, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahade, Nandurbar 

# Sawakheda

Sawakheda is a village in Shahade sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,176 people in 215 households**, the 115th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,176people (2011)
- 215households
- 65.8%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Sawakheda PIN code and other codes

Sawakheda falls in Shahade sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShahade
- Census village code525550

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

## How far is Sawakheda from nearby towns?

- Shahade (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nandurbar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Shahade (nearest town)8 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 Sawakheda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sawakheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shadhe
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shadhe
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Shadhe
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Sawakheda known for?

The main crops are **cotton and chilli**. About 95% of the 660 hectares of village land is sown, and 577 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 Sawakheda

Of every 100 households in Sawakheda in 2011, 32 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sawakheda · ■ Shahade rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**71%

Tap water ****59%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**45%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**81%

Use banking services ****4%**

**32%

Television ****16%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****70%**

**52%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 Sawakheda?

■ Sawakheda · ■ Shahade rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****748**

**941

Working population ****52.6%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.9% for men and 58.1% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 115 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 460 (74%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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 Shahade

- Sawalde1,235 people
- Karajai1,214 people
- Kamaravad1,197 people
- Kakarde Bk1,195 people
- Titari1,121 people
- Chirkhan1,104 people
- Chirde1,103 people
- Pimparde1,103 people

[All 184 villages in Shahade](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawakheda from Nandurbar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Sawakheda?1,176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawakheda in?Nandurbar district (Shahade sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawakheda?65.8% (Census 2011)