About Sanwas Village

Sanwas is one of the larger villages in Barbigha tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,843, made up of 4,591 males and 4,252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 664 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanwas village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Sheikhpura
Tehsil	Barbigha
Pincode	811101
Area (hectares)	664 hectares
Population	8,843
Male Population	4,591
Female Population	4,252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	926
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanwas compares

By the 2011 count Sanwas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents. Its 664 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Sanwas

Sanwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanwas as Available within village. 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 Sanwas from other places

Sanwas lies about 13 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.9 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 Sanwas
Tehsil headquarters	Barbigha	4.5 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	6.9 km
District headquarters	Sheikhpura	13 km

Villages closest to Sanwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanwas village had a population of 8,843. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,079 residents.

Sanwas village has 4,591 males and 4,252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanwas has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Sanwas is 811101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanwas covers 664 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sanwas falls under Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sanwas is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sanwas.

Sanwas is about 13 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanwas is in Barbigha tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Barbigha is about 4.5 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 6.9 km away. Sheikhpura is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.