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About Sawitripur Village

Sawitripur is a mid sized village in Pithora tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,789, made up of 901 males and 888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawitripur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawitripur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Pithora
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 761.93 hectares
Population 1,789
Male Population 901
Female Population 888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawitripur compares

By the 2011 count Sawitripur is the 15th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 835 residents. Its 761.93 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Sawitripur

Sawitripur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sawitripur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Sawitripur from other places

Sawitripur lies about 69 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Bagbahra, about 46 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 Sawitripur
Tehsil headquarters Pithora 22 km
Nearest town Saraipali 29 km
Nearest railway station Bagbahra 46 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 69 km

Villages closest to Sawitripur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawitripur village had a population of 1,789. That makes it the 15th largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 835 residents.

Sawitripur village has 901 males and 888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawitripur has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Sawitripur is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawitripur covers 761.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawitripur falls under Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sawitripur is Bagbahra, about 46 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 10+ km distance for Sawitripur.

Sawitripur is about 69 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawitripur is in Pithora tehsil of Mahasamund district. Pithora is about 22 km away. Saraipali is about 29 km away. Bagbahra is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhajpuri (under 2 km), Dhaba Khar (3.0 km) and Bhairopur (4.4 km).

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

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