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About Sedwa Village

Sedwa is a mid sized village in Darbha tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 668, made up of 365 males and 303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494442, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sedwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sedwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Darbha
Pincode 494442
Area (hectares) 229.91 hectares
Population 668
Male Population 365
Female Population 303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sedwa compares

By the 2011 count Sedwa is the 39th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 229.91 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 1035.

Getting to Sedwa

Sedwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sedwa as Available. 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. The nearest villages by name are Neganar, Nilegondibodenar, Pakhnar and Pedawada. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sedwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sedwa village had a population of 668. That makes it the 39th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Sedwa village has 365 males and 303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sedwa has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Sedwa is 494442. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sedwa covers 229.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sedwa falls under Darbha tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Sedwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sedwa is in Darbha tehsil of Bastar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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