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About Sawali Village

Sawali is a small village in Murud tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 436, made up of 214 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 746 hectares hectares.

Sawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawali village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Murud
Area (hectares) 746 hectares
Population 436
Male Population 214
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawali compares

By the 2011 count Sawali is the 49th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 746 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Sawali

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

Sawali lies about 31 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Robertson, about 27 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 Sawali
Nearest railway station Robertson 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Murud 31 km
District headquarters Raigarh 31 km

Villages closest to Sawali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawali village had a population of 436. That makes it the 49th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Sawali village has 214 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawali has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1065.

Sawali covers 746 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawali falls under Murud tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sawali is Robertson, about 27 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 within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sawali.

Sawali is about 31 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawali is in Murud tehsil of Raigarh district. Robertson is about 27 km away. Murud is about 31 km away. Raigarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adad (7.6 km), Usroli (11 km) and Wandeli (19 km).

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

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