# Sakawar Village, Vasai, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vasai/sakawar/ Village · Vasai, Thane # Sakawar Sakawar is a village in Vasai sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,375 people in 692 households**, the 8th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.6%. - 3,375people (2011) - 692households - 63.9%literacy - 961females per 1,000 males ## Sakawar PIN code and other codes Sakawar falls in Vasai sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVasai - Census village code552409 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakawar from nearby towns? - Vasai (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Thane (district HQ)50 km by road - Virar (nearest town)15 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 Sakawar? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Sakawar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Virar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Sakawar known for? The main crops are **rice and vegetables**. About 5% of the 2,369 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Sakawar Of every 100 households in Sakawar in 2011, 48 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sakawar · ■ Vasai rural average Electricity for lighting ****48%** **88% Toilet within the home ****8%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **39% Tap water ****3%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **48% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **34% Use banking services ****58%** **71% Television ****19%** **60% Mobile phone ****26%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****6%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****49%** **20% Own their home ****96%** **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 Sakawar? ■ Sakawar · ■ Vasai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **76.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1155** **980 Working population ****44.5%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.0% for men and 49.8% for women. 60% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 274 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 740 (49%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 262 (17%) · **■** Marginal 212 (14%) 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 Vasai - Bhatane4,786 people - Rangaon4,166 people - Satpale3,751 people - Tilher3,690 people - Vaslai3,334 people - Tembhi3,220 people - Saiwan2,647 people - Usgaon2,643 people [All 50 villages in Vasai](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vasai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sakawar from Thane?50 km by road - What is the population of Sakawar?3,375 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakawar in?Thane district (Vasai sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sakawar?63.9% (Census 2011)