# Sawandhe Village, Bhiwandi, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhiwandi, Thane 

# Sawandhe

Sawandhe is a village in Bhiwandi sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **421302**. The 2011 Census counted **2,807 people in 700 households**, the 23rd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.9%.

- 2,807people (2011)
- 700households
- 78.6%literacy
- 421302PIN code

## Sawandhe PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sawandhe is 421302.** Sawandhe falls in Bhiwandi sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code421302
- Community development blockBhiwandi
- Census village code552638

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

## How far is Sawandhe from nearby towns?

- Bhiwandi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhiwandi (nearest town)2 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 Sawandhe?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Sawandhe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sawande
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhiwandi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Bhadwad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Sawandhe known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 40% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Sawandhe

Of every 100 households in Sawandhe in 2011, 97 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sawandhe · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**46%

Tap water ****65%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**52%

Use banking services ****43%**

**58%

Television ****36%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****19%**

**23%

Own their home ****23%**

**80%

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 Sawandhe?

■ Sawandhe · ■ Bhiwandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**76.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****439**

**889

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**921

Working population ****55.0%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 68.1% for women. 75% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,399 (91%) · **■** Marginal 48 (3%)

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 Bhiwandi

- Kewani2,935 people
- Gundavali2,926 people
- Pimpalgaon2,898 people
- Kolivali2,854 people
- Bhadane2,749 people
- Zidake2,729 people
- Shivajinagar2,690 people
- Amane2,683 people

[All 213 villages in Bhiwandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/bhiwandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sawandhe?421302
- How far is Sawandhe from Thane?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sawandhe?2,807 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawandhe in?Thane district (Bhiwandi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawandhe?78.6% (Census 2011)