# Sawarwad Village, Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/sawarwad/ Village · Sawantwadi, Sindhudurg # Sawarwad Sawarwad is a village in Sawantwadi sub-district of Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,231 people in 232 households**, the 39th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.8%. - 1,231people (2011) - 232households - 89.7%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Sawarwad PIN code and other codes Sawarwad falls in Sawantwadi sub-district, Sindhudurg district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSawantwadi - Census village code566852 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawarwad from nearby towns? - Sawantwadi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Oras Bk. (district HQ)65 km by road - Sawantwadi (nearest town)25 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 Sawarwad? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sawarwad; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sangeli - ○Degree college10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sawantwadi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Sawarwad known for? The main crops are **rice, coconut and coconut**. About 17% of the 644 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Sawarwad Of every 100 households in Sawarwad in 2011, 97 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sawarwad · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****75%** **72% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **21% Tap water ****81%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **83% Use banking services ****99%** **60% Television ****37%** **50% Mobile phone ****50%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****30%** **26% Own their home ****95%** **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 Sawarwad? ■ Sawarwad · ■ Sawantwadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%** **84.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051** **927 Working population ****30.6%** **41.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 84.4% for women. 36% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 247 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (18%) · **■** Marginal 35 (9%) 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 Sawantwadi - Aros1,283 people - Chaukul1,254 people - Dandeli1,253 people - Kas1,248 people - Tiroda1,204 people - Satose1,187 people - Nigude1,164 people - Ambegaon1,163 people [All 82 villages in Sawantwadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/sindhudurg/sawantwadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sawarwad from Oras Bk.?65 km by road - What is the population of Sawarwad?1,231 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawarwad in?Sindhudurg district (Sawantwadi sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sawarwad?89.7% (Census 2011)