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About Sarwani Village

Sarwani is a mid sized village in Raigarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,094, made up of 528 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarwani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Raigarh
Pincode 496001
Area (hectares) 272 hectares
Population 1,094
Male Population 528
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarwani compares

By the 2011 count Sarwani is the 43rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents. Its 272 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Sarwani

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

Sarwani lies about 20 km from Raigarh. 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 Sarwani
Nearest railway station Raigarh 20 km

Villages closest to Sarwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarwani village had a population of 1,094. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,059 residents.

Sarwani village has 528 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarwani has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Sarwani is 496001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarwani covers 272 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarwani falls under Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarwani is Raigarh, about 20 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 Sarwani.

Sarwani is about 20 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarwani is in Raigarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlibhauna (2.8 km), Litaipali (3.2 km) and Sahaspuri (6.6 km).

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

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