Savnas

Culture and Religion

The majority of the population of Savnas is of the Islamic faith with sizable numbers of Buddhists located in the area of Buddha Wadi. Surve is the surname of a Majority of the inhabitants. Savnas has a primary school till Grade 7 and a high school till grade 10. For further studies, most students enrol in a college in karji or in khed. A major chunk of the economy depends on remittances from the Gulf countries sent by a semi skilled and skilled workforce. Agriculture, animal husbandry and fishing though formed the backbone of the local economy till the 70's, it is now neglected as the young workforce is lured by the lucrative salaries offered by the gulf countries. Sanvnas has its shares of doctors, engineers and lawyers

Transportation

The village is well connected by road with distance of 24 km from the nearest KHED town. There are about six MSRTC buses which daily run between Savnas village & Khed town. Daily there are three MSRTC (Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation) buses commuting between Mumbai & Thane cities from Savnas village.

Geographical location

The village of Savnas is blessed with plains, mountains and a river.