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About Sawantkut Village

Sawantkut is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 373, made up of 191 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawantkut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawantkut village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Baramkela
Pincode 495445
Area (hectares) 145.5 hectares
Population 373
Male Population 191
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawantkut compares

By the 2011 count Sawantkut is the 129th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 145.5 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 993.

Getting to Sawantkut

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

Sawantkut lies about 48 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Bargarh Road, about 45 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 Sawantkut
Tehsil headquarters Baramkela 8.8 km
Nearest town Saraipali 31 km
Nearest railway station Bargarh Road 45 km
District headquarters Raigarh 48 km

Villages closest to Sawantkut

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawantkut village had a population of 373. That makes it the 129th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Sawantkut village has 191 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawantkut has about 953 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 993.

The pincode recorded for Sawantkut is 495445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawantkut covers 145.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawantkut falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sawantkut is Bargarh Road, about 45 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 Sawantkut.

Sawantkut is about 48 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawantkut is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 8.8 km away. Saraipali is about 31 km away. Bargarh Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pikripali (under 2 km), Baigindih (under 2 km) and Kalgatar (under 2 km).

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

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