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About Sarwa Village

Sarwa is a large village in Kasdol tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,077, made up of 1,537 males and 1,540 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 851.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Kasdol
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 851.39 hectares
Population 3,077
Male Population 1,537
Female Population 1,540
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sarwa compares

By the 2011 count Sarwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 851.39 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

Getting to Sarwa

Sarwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sarwa as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sarwa from other places

Sarwa lies about 103 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kapan, about 37 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 Sarwa
Tehsil headquarters Kasdol 11 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 35 km
Nearest railway station Kapan 37 km
District headquarters Raipur 103 km

Villages closest to Sarwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarwa village had a population of 3,077. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Sarwa village has 1,537 males and 1,540 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarwa has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1024.

The pincode recorded for Sarwa is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarwa covers 851.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarwa falls under Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sarwa is Kapan, about 37 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 - 10 km distance for Sarwa.

Sarwa is about 103 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarwa is in Kasdol tehsil of Raipur district. Kasdol is about 11 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 35 km away. Kapan is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baijnath (2.1 km), Sarwani (2.2 km) and Bhadara (2.7 km).

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

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