# Savatkhed Village, Solapur South, Solapur (Maharashtra)

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/solapur-south/savatkhed/

Village · Solapur South, Solapur 

# Savatkhed

Savatkhed is a village in Solapur South sub-district of Solapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **525 people in 102 households**, the 87th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 525people (2011)
- 102households
- 79.1%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Savatkhed PIN code and other codes

Savatkhed falls in Solapur South sub-district, Solapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSolapur South
- Census village code562734

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

## How far is Savatkhed from nearby towns?

- Solapur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Solapur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Solapur (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 Savatkhed?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Savatkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kumtha
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kumtha
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Solapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Savatkhed known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane**. About 95% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 169 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 Savatkhed

Of every 100 households in Savatkhed in 2011, 34 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Savatkhed · ■ Solapur South rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**82%

Use banking services ****42%**

**60%

Television ****30%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**21%

Own their home ****92%**

**90%

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 Savatkhed?

■ Savatkhed · ■ Solapur South rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1444**

**935

Working population ****53.7%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 70.8% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (18%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 49 (17%) · **■** Marginal 123 (44%)

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 Solapur South

- Kudal750 people
- Shirpanhalli731 people
- Borul724 people
- Gurdehalli545 people
- Birnal404 people
- Khanapur301 people
- Chandrahal166 people
- Bandalgi77 people

[All 91 villages in Solapur South](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/solapur/solapur-south/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Savatkhed from Solapur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Savatkhed?525 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Savatkhed in?Solapur district (Solapur South sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Savatkhed?79.1% (Census 2011)