About Sanwa Village

Sanwa is a large village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,099, made up of 1,066 males and 1,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanwa village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bilaspur
Tehsil	Pathariya
Pincode	495224
Area (hectares)	454.09 hectares
Population	2,099
Male Population	1,066
Female Population	1,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanwa compares

By the 2011 count Sanwa is the 14th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 454.09 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Sanwa

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

Sanwa lies about 29 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 13 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 Sanwa
Nearest railway station	Dagori	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathariya	17 km
Nearest town	Bhātāpāra	19 km
District headquarters	Bilaspur	29 km

Villages closest to Sanwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanwa village had a population of 2,099. That makes it the 14th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Sanwa village has 1,066 males and 1,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanwa has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Sanwa is 495224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanwa covers 454.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sanwa falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sanwa is Dagori, about 13 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 Sanwa.

Sanwa is about 29 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanwa is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Dagori is about 13 km away. Pathariya is about 17 km away. Bhātāpāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.