# Sawana, Mahagaon, Yavatmal – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/mahagaon/sawana/ Village · Mahagaon, Yavatmal # Sawana Sawana is a village in [Mahagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/mahagaon/) sub-district of [Yavatmal](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **6,875 people in 1,604 households**, the 4th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%. - 6,875people (2011) - 1,604households - 79.5%literacy - 897females per 1,000 males ## Sawana PIN code and other codes Sawana falls in Mahagaon sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMahagaon - Census village code543147 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sawana from nearby towns? - Mahagaon (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)80 km by road - Pusad (nearest town)25 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 Sawana? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Sawana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pusad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pusad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Sawana known for? About 76% of the 2,367 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,736 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 Sawana Of every 100 households in Sawana in 2011, 59 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sawana · ■ Mahagaon rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **57% Toilet within the home ****23%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **83% Tap water ****45%** **41% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **91% Use banking services ****46%** **50% Television ****26%** **24% Mobile phone ****38%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****49%** **50% Own their home ****90%** **94% 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 Sawana? ■ Sawana · ■ Mahagaon rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **77.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **914 Working population ****46.6%** **51.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 70.4% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 629 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,129 (66%) · **■** Household industry 31 (1%) · **■** Other work 248 (8%) · **■** Marginal 170 (5%) 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 Mahagaon - Fulsawangi8,475 people - Mahagaon8,248 people - Kali7,798 people - Gunj6,277 people - Hiwara3,834 people - Amboda3,728 people - Mudana3,615 people [All 116 villages in Mahagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/mahagaon/villages/) ## Other places named Sawana - Sawana · Village, Sengaon, Hingoli · 4,745 people - Sawana · Village, Mohammadabad, Ghazipur · 1,836 people - Sawana · Village, Himayatnagar, Nanded · 1,812 people - Sawana · Village, Maharajganj, Mahrajganj · 1,746 people - Sawana · Village, Mohammadabad, Ghazipur · 1,062 people - Sawana · Village, Hamirpur, Hamirpur · 371 people ## Quick answers - How far is Sawana from Yavatmal?80 km by road - What is the population of Sawana?6,875 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sawana in?Yavatmal district (Mahagaon sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Sawana?79.5% (Census 2011)