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

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Village · Vikramgad, Thane 

# Sawarai

Sawarai is a village in Vikramgad sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **565 people in 119 households**, the 81st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 565people (2011)
- 119households
- 63.0%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Sawarai PIN code and other codes

Sawarai falls in Vikramgad sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockVikramgad
- Census village code551770

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?

- Vikramgad (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Thane (district HQ)115 km by road
- Jawhar (nearest town)20 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?

9 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○Degree college10+ km · Onde
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vikramgad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- 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**. 

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, 87 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawarai · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****66%**

**46%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Sawarai?

■ Sawarai · ■ Vikramgad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**966

Working population ****59.8%**

**54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 46.7% for women. 55% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 296 (88%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%)

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

- Kawadas644 people
- Khandeghar643 people
- Andhari617 people
- Sajan589 people
- Shelpada537 people
- Baste505 people
- Zadapoli505 people
- Chari Bk.498 people

[All 93 villages in Vikramgad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/vikramgad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sawarai from Thane?115 km by road
- What is the population of Sawarai?565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawarai in?Thane district (Vikramgad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Sawarai?63.0% (Census 2011)