# Sawade Village, Vikramgad, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/sawade/ Village · Vikramgad, Thane # Sawade Sawade is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,926 people in 556 households**, the 7th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%. - 2,926people (2011) - 556households - 57.6%literacy - 1,029females per 1,000 males ## Sawade PIN code and other codes Sawade falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockVikramgad - Census village code551788 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawade from nearby towns? - Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Thane (district HQ)90 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)28 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 Sawade? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sawade; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Vikramgad - ○Degree college5–10 km · Onde - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Vikramgad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Sawade known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 54% of the 759 hectares of village land is sown, and 408 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 Sawade Of every 100 households in Sawade in 2011, 45 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sawade · ■ Vikramgad rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **50% Toilet within the home ****9%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **72% Tap water ****0%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **93% Use banking services ****34%** **46% Television ****11%** **15% Mobile phone ****24%** **24% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **54% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Sawade? ■ Sawade · ■ Vikramgad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%** **62.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **1012 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871** **966 Working population ****56.3%** **54.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.1% for men and 47.8% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 831 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 463 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (3%) · **■** Marginal 302 (18%) 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 Vikramgad - Talawade3,582 people - Alonde3,029 people - Sarshi3,025 people - Malwade2,974 people - Balapur2,617 people - Karsud2,562 people - Sakhare2,542 people - Wehelpada2,459 people [All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sawade from Thane?90 km by road - What is the population of Sawade?2,926 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawade in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sawade?57.6% (Census 2011)