About Sawala Village

Sawala is a mid sized village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 630 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1270.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawala village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Keskal
Pincode	491441
Area (hectares)	1270.03 hectares
Population	1,258
Male Population	630
Female Population	628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawala compares

By the 2011 count Sawala is the 14th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 1270.03 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Sawala

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

Sawala lies about 99 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 40 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 Sawala
Tehsil headquarters	Keskal	12 km
Nearest town	Kānker	30 km
Nearest railway station	Antagarh	40 km
District headquarters	Bastar	99 km

Villages closest to Sawala

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Sawala

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawala village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 14th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Sawala village has 630 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawala has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Sawala is 491441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawala covers 1270.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawala falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sawala is Antagarh, about 40 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Sawala.

Sawala is about 99 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawala is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 12 km away. Kānker is about 30 km away. Antagarh is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.