# Sawad Village, Risod, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/risod/sawad/ Village · Risod, Washim # Sawad Sawad is a village in Risod sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,092 people in 660 households**, the 15th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.9%. - 3,092people (2011) - 660households - 81.2%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Sawad PIN code and other codes Sawad falls in Risod sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockRisod - Census village code531351 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawad from nearby towns? - Risod (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Washim (district HQ)36 km by road - Risod (nearest town)5 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 Sawad? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Sawad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Risod - ○Degree college10+ km · Risod - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Washim - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Sawad known for? About 92% of the 1,409 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,125 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 Sawad Of every 100 households in Sawad in 2011, 87 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sawad · ■ Risod rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **74% Toilet within the home ****34%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **80% Tap water ****85%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **32% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****58%** **68% Television ****40%** **37% Mobile phone ****41%** **53% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **31% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Sawad? ■ Sawad · ■ Risod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%** **80.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884** **825 Working population ****42.3%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 71.6% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 272 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 640 (49%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 145 (11%) · **■** Marginal 248 (19%) 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 Risod - Loni Bk.3,381 people - Gobhani.3,323 people - Netanasa3,301 people - Vyad3,271 people - Mangrul Zanak2,873 people - Yevti2,849 people - Mop2,781 people - Mahagaon2,605 people [All 99 villages in Risod](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/risod/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sawad from Washim?36 km by road - What is the population of Sawad?3,092 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawad in?Washim district (Risod sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sawad?81.2% (Census 2011)