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About Sawaikachhar Village

Sawaikachhar is a small village in Bodla tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 395, made up of 186 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawaikachhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawaikachhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Bodla
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 194.75 hectares
Population 395
Male Population 186
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sawaikachhar compares

By the 2011 count Sawaikachhar is the 158th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 585 residents. Its 194.75 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sawaikachhar

Sawaikachhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sawaikachhar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sawaikachhar from other places

Sawaikachhar lies about 6.3 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 80 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 Sawaikachhar
Nearest town Kawardha 3.9 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodla 14 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 80 km

Villages closest to Sawaikachhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawaikachhar village had a population of 395. That makes it the 158th largest of the 303 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 585 residents.

Sawaikachhar village has 186 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawaikachhar has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sawaikachhar is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawaikachhar covers 194.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawaikachhar falls under Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sawaikachhar is Hathbandh, about 80 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sawaikachhar.

Sawaikachhar is about 6.3 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawaikachhar is in Bodla tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 3.9 km away. Kabeerdham is about 6.3 km away. Bodla 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 Barhatti (under 2 km), Chimra (under 2 km) and Barbhanwar (1.9 km).

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

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