About Sawaldeh Village

Sawaldeh is one of the larger villages in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,019, made up of 3,180 males and 2,839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490 hectares hectares.

Sawaldeh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawaldeh village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Narpatganj
Area (hectares)	490 hectares
Population	6,019
Male Population	3,180
Female Population	2,839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sawaldeh compares

By the 2011 count Sawaldeh is the 23rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 490 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Sawaldeh

Sawaldeh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sawaldeh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sawaldeh from other places

Sawaldeh lies about 34 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 8.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sawaldeh
Nearest railway station	Forbesganj Junction	8.9 km
Nearest town	Forbesganj	9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Narpatganj	12 km
District headquarters	Araria	34 km

Villages closest to Sawaldeh

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narpatganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sawaldeh

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawaldeh village had a population of 6,019. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Sawaldeh village has 3,180 males and 2,839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawaldeh has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 921.

Sawaldeh covers 490 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sawaldeh falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sawaldeh is Forbesganj Junction, about 8.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sawaldeh.

Sawaldeh is about 34 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawaldeh is in Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Forbesganj Junction is about 8.9 km away. Forbesganj is about 9.4 km away. Narpatganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.