About Sauwan Village

Sauwan is a small village in Chandi tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 479, made up of 246 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares.

Sauwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sauwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Chandi
Area (hectares)	78 hectares
Population	479
Male Population	246
Female Population	233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
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 Sauwan compares

By the 2011 count Sauwan is the 62nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Sauwan

Sauwan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sauwan 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 Sauwan from other places

Sauwan lies about 79 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Kulharia, about 7.2 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 Sauwan
Nearest town	Koelwār	6.2 km
Nearest railway station	Kulharia	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandi	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	79 km

Villages closest to Sauwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sauwan village had a population of 479. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Sauwan village has 246 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sauwan has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Sauwan covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sauwan falls under Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sauwan is Kulharia, about 7.2 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 Sauwan.

Sauwan is about 79 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sauwan is in Chandi tehsil of Nalanda district. Koelwār is about 6.2 km away. Kulharia is about 7.2 km away. Chandi is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.