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About Sawantpur Village

Sawantpur is a mid sized village in Pandariya tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 674 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491559, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawantpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawantpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Pandariya
Pincode 491559
Area (hectares) 265.05 hectares
Population 1,321
Male Population 674
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawantpur compares

By the 2011 count Sawantpur is the 43rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 265.05 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

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 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 Sawantpur from other places

Sawantpur lies about 32 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Kargi Road, about 52 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 Pandariya 12 km
Nearest town Mungeli 23 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 32 km
Nearest railway station Kargi Road 52 km

Villages closest to Sawantpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandariya 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 1,321. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 271 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Sawantpur village has 674 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawantpur has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sawantpur is 491559. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawantpur covers 265.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawantpur falls under Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sawantpur is Kargi Road, about 52 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 Sawantpur.

Sawantpur is about 32 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawantpur is in Pandariya tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Pandariya is about 12 km away. Mungeli is about 23 km away. Kabeerdham is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Prankapa (under 2 km), Kapadah (under 2 km) and Baghamunda (1.7 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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