# Sawarkhand Village, Palghar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/sawarkhand/ Village · Palghar, Thane # Sawarkhand Sawarkhand is a village in Palghar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,274 people in 234 households**, the 97th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%. - 1,274people (2011) - 234households - 63.1%literacy - 933females per 1,000 males ## Sawarkhand PIN code and other codes Sawarkhand falls in Palghar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPalghar - Census village code552352 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawarkhand from nearby towns? - Palghar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Thane (district HQ)85 km by road - Palghar (nearest town)23 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 Sawarkhand? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sawarkhand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manor - ○Degree college10+ km · Palghar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palghar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Sawarkhand known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 26% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Sawarkhand Of every 100 households in Sawarkhand in 2011, 41 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Sawarkhand · ■ Palghar rural average Electricity for lighting ****41%** **74% Toilet within the home ****24%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **43% Tap water ****2%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **51% Use banking services ****58%** **54% Television ****17%** **44% Mobile phone ****27%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****6%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****49%** **29% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sawarkhand? ■ Sawarkhand · ■ Palghar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **75.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858** **983 Working population ****49.8%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 53.1% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 123 (19%) · **■** Marginal 262 (41%) 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 - Kamare1,338 people - Panchali1,316 people - Walve1,296 people - Popharan1,277 people - Unbhat1,242 people - Katale1,241 people - Bot1,220 people - Karalgaon1,220 people [All 203 villages in Palghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/palghar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sawarkhand from Thane?85 km by road - What is the population of Sawarkhand?1,274 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawarkhand in?Thane district (Palghar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sawarkhand?63.1% (Census 2011)