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About Sanwari Village

Sanwari is one of the larger villages in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,040, made up of 4,135 males and 3,905 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 456 hectares hectares.

Sanwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanwari village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Jalalpur
Area (hectares) 456 hectares
Population 8,040
Male Population 4,135
Female Population 3,905
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sanwari compares

By the 2011 count Sanwari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 456 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sanwari

Sanwari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanwari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanwari from other places

Sanwari lies about 142 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 2.2 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 Sanwari
Nearest railway station Bhabua Road 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalpur 9.3 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 13 km
District headquarters Saran 142 km

Villages closest to Sanwari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanwari village had a population of 8,040. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Sanwari village has 4,135 males and 3,905 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanwari has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Sanwari covers 456 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sanwari falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sanwari is Bhabua Road, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sanwari is about 142 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanwari is in Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district. Bhabua Road is about 2.2 km away. Jalalpur is about 9.3 km away. Bhabhua is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishunpur (under 2 km), Bareja (4.7 km) and Manpur (5.8 km).

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

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