About Sawaia Village

Sawaia is a small village in Pirpainti tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 187 males and 139 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 743 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawaia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Bhagalpur
Tehsil	Pirpainti
Pincode	813206
Area (hectares)	36 hectares
Population	326
Male Population	187
Female Population	139
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	743
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawaia compares

By the 2011 count Sawaia is the 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

Getting to Sawaia

Sawaia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sawaia 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sawaia from other places

Sawaia lies about 48 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 6.6 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 Sawaia
Nearest railway station	Ammapali	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pirpainti	12 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	19 km
District headquarters	Bhagalpur	48 km

Villages closest to Sawaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawaia village had a population of 326. That makes it the 74th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,129 residents.

Sawaia village has 187 males and 139 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawaia has about 743 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 876.

The pincode recorded for Sawaia is 813206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawaia covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sawaia falls under Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sawaia is Ammapali, about 6.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sawaia.

Sawaia is about 48 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawaia is in Pirpainti tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ammapali is about 6.6 km away. Pirpainti is about 12 km away. Sāhibganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.