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About Sawasin Village

Sawasin is a mid sized village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,987, made up of 1,034 males and 953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares.

Sawasin Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawasin village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Tikari
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 1,987
Male Population 1,034
Female Population 953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawasin compares

By the 2011 count Sawasin is the 42nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Sawasin

Sawasin is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sawasin as Available within 5 - 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 Sawasin from other places

Sawasin lies about 16 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ore, about 9.7 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 Sawasin
Tehsil headquarters Tikari 7.3 km
Nearest town Tekāri 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Ore 9.7 km
District headquarters Gaya 16 km

Villages closest to Sawasin

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawasin village had a population of 1,987. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Sawasin village has 1,034 males and 953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawasin has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Sawasin covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sawasin falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sawasin is Ore, about 9.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sawasin.

Sawasin is about 16 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawasin is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Tikari is about 7.3 km away. Tekāri is about 7.3 km away. Ore is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kehonra (under 2 km), Matai (1.7 km) and Shahbazpur (2.1 km).

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

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