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About Sawantpur Village

Sawantpur is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 614 males and 615 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawantpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 190.72 hectares
Population 1,229
Male Population 614
Female Population 615
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawantpur compares

By the 2011 count Sawantpur is the 68th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 190.72 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sawantpur

Sawantpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sawantpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sawantpur from other places

Sawantpur lies about 45 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 26 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 Sawantpur
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 7.8 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 26 km
Nearest town Mungeli 26 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 45 km

Villages closest to Sawantpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawantpur village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 68th largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Sawantpur village has 614 males and 615 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawantpur has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Sawantpur is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawantpur covers 190.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sawantpur falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sawantpur is Salkaroad, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Sawantpur.

Sawantpur is about 45 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawantpur is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 7.8 km away. Salkaroad is about 26 km away. Mungeli is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandha (2.3 km), Jakad Bandha (2.3 km) and Kauhabandha (2.3 km).

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

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