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About Sarwani Village

Sarwani is a mid sized village in Bilha tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,963, made up of 972 males and 991 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarwani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Bilha
Pincode 493118
Area (hectares) 512.72 hectares
Population 1,963
Male Population 972
Female Population 991
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarwani compares

By the 2011 count Sarwani is the 20th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents. Its 512.72 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Sarwani

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

Sarwani lies about 14 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 10 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 Sarwani
Nearest railway station Gatora 10 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 14 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilha 17 km

Villages closest to Sarwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarwani village had a population of 1,963. That makes it the 20th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,515 residents.

Sarwani village has 972 males and 991 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarwani has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 978.

The pincode recorded for Sarwani is 493118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarwani covers 512.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarwani falls under Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarwani is Gatora, about 10 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 Sarwani.

Sarwani is about 14 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarwani is in Bilha tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 10 km away. Bilaspur is about 14 km away. Bilāspur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Magaruchhala (under 2 km), Bohardih (under 2 km) and Nagraudi (2.0 km).

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

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