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About Sawaia Village

Sawaia is a mid sized village in Dharhara tehsil, in the district of Munger, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 678, made up of 371 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 232 hectares hectares.

Sawaia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawaia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Munger
Tehsil Dharhara
Area (hectares) 232 hectares
Population 678
Male Population 371
Female Population 307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawaia compares

By the 2011 count Sawaia is the 42nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 232 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Sawaia

Sawaia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sawaia as Available within 10+ 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 Sawaia from other places

Sawaia lies about 18 km from Munger, and the nearest railway station is Dharhara, about 5.5 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 Dharhara 5.5 km
Nearest town Jamālpur 12 km
District headquarters Munger 18 km

Villages closest to Sawaia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawaia village had a population of 678. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Sawaia village has 371 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawaia has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 881.

Sawaia covers 232 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawaia falls under Dharhara tehsil of Munger district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sawaia is Dharhara, about 5.5 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 km distance for Sawaia.

Sawaia is about 18 km from Munger in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawaia is in Dharhara tehsil of Munger district. Dharhara is about 5.5 km away. Jamālpur is about 12 km away. Munger is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bangalma (under 2 km), Tola Bagalwa (under 2 km) and Gopali Chak (under 2 km).

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

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