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About Sailwa Village

Sailwa is a large village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,746, made up of 1,961 males and 1,785 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361 hectares hectares.

Sailwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sailwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Area (hectares) 361 hectares
Population 3,746
Male Population 1,961
Female Population 1,785
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sailwa compares

By the 2011 count Sailwa is the 13th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 361 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sailwa

Sailwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sailwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sailwa from other places

Sailwa lies about 20 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 16 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 Sailwa
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 16 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 20 km

Villages closest to Sailwa

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

Common questions about Sailwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sailwa village had a population of 3,746. That makes it the 13th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Sailwa village has 1,961 males and 1,785 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sailwa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Sailwa covers 361 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sailwa falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sailwa is Dev Road Halt, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sailwa.

Sailwa is about 20 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sailwa is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Madanpur is about 3.7 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 16 km away. Rafiganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thawai (under 2 km), Banian (under 2 km) and Parrawan (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sailwa today is likely to be higher.

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