# Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Sindhudurg, Maharashtra 

# Sawantwadi

Sawantwadi is a sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. At the 2011 Census it had **147,466 people**, 3 towns and 82 villages (82 inhabited). The largest village is Amboli (4,004 people).

- 147,466people (2011)
- 82villages
- 3towns
- 86.7%literacy

## Population of Sawantwadi compared with Sindhudurg

■ Sawantwadi · ■ Sindhudurg district

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1036

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**922

Working population ****39.6%**

**40.9%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sawantwadi

Of every 100 households in Sawantwadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sawantwadi · ■ Sindhudurg district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**14%

Tap water ****36%**

**31%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**74%

Use banking services ****65%**

**64%

Television ****56%**

**48%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****22%**

**25%

Own their home ****89%**

**89%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Sawantwadi

- Sawantwadi23,851 people
- Banda6,611 people
- Majgaon5,080 people

## Largest villages in Sawantwadi

- Amboli · 4,004 people
- Kariwade · 3,595 people
- Madkhol · 3,539 people
- Nemale · 3,015 people
- Charathe · 2,992 people
- Niravade · 2,927 people
- Sangeli · 2,855 people
- Malewad · 2,820 people
- Satarda · 2,737 people
- Ajgaon · 2,637 people
- Otavane · 2,625 people
- Talavade · 2,620 people
- Kolgaon · 2,618 people
- Aronda · 2,465 people
- Insuli · 2,457 people
- Kumbharwada · 2,406 people

[All 82 villages in Sawantwadi →](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Sawantwadi?82 (82 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawantwadi in?Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra
- What is the population of Sawantwadi?147,466 (Census 2011)