# Sawarai Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Palghar, Thane 

# Sawarai

Sawarai is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra, PIN code **401502**. The 2011 Census counted **359 people in 91 households**, the 181st largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 359people (2011)
- 91households
- 95.1%literacy
- 401502PIN code

## Sawarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sawarai is 401502.** Sawarai falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code401502
- Community development blockPalghar
- Census village code552184

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

## How far is Sawarai from nearby towns?

- Palghar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)130 km by road
- Palghar (nearest town)26 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 Sawarai?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sawarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chinchani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vangaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Sawarai known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 67% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Sawarai

Of every 100 households in Sawarai in 2011, 84 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawarai · ■ Palghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**43%

Tap water ****98%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**51%

Use banking services ****66%**

**54%

Television ****57%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**17%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****14%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

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 Sawarai?

■ Sawarai · ■ Palghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.1%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1800**

**983

Working population ****34.5%**

**45.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.8% for men and 91.5% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (45%) · **■** Marginal 57 (46%)

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 Palghar

- Akkarpatti478 people
- Kandarwan474 people
- Rambag465 people
- Netali388 people
- Ambodegaon358 people
- Vehaloli345 people
- Saye342 people
- Nagave T.Manor333 people

[All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sawarai?401502
- How far is Sawarai from Thane?130 km by road
- What is the population of Sawarai?359 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawarai in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawarai?95.1% (Census 2011)