About Sarwan Village

Sarwan is a mid sized village in Mahua tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 988, made up of 506 males and 482 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares.

Sarwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarwan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Mahua
Area (hectares)	49 hectares
Population	988
Male Population	506
Female Population	482
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
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 Sarwan compares

By the 2011 count Sarwan is the 82nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Sarwan

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

Sarwan lies about 38 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Bhagwanpur, about 12 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 Sarwan
Tehsil headquarters	Mahua	3.9 km
Nearest railway station	Bhagwanpur	12 km
Nearest town	Lālganj	25 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	38 km

Villages closest to Sarwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarwan village had a population of 988. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Sarwan village has 506 males and 482 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarwan has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 902.

Sarwan covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarwan falls under Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sarwan is Bhagwanpur, about 12 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 Sarwan.

Sarwan is about 38 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarwan is in Mahua tehsil of Vaishali district. Mahua is about 3.9 km away. Bhagwanpur is about 12 km away. Lālganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.