Skip to main content

About Sawanta Village

Sawanta is a small village in Jaswan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 187 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawanta village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaswan
Pincode 177106
Area (hectares) 108.02 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 187
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawanta compares

By the 2011 count Sawanta is the 39th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 379 residents. Its 108.02 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

Getting to Sawanta

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

Sawanta lies about 9.4 km from Kangra. 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 Sawanta
Tehsil headquarters Jaswan 9.4 km
District headquarters Kangra 9.4 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 16 km

Villages closest to Sawanta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawanta village had a population of 342. That makes it the 39th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 379 residents.

Sawanta village has 187 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawanta has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1092.

The pincode recorded for Sawanta is 177106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawanta covers 108.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawanta falls under Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sawanta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available for Sawanta.

Sawanta is about 9.4 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawanta is in Jaswan tehsil of Kangra district. Jaswan is about 9.4 km away. Kangra is about 9.4 km away. Dharamsala is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawana Nichla (under 2 km), Jol (2.7 km) and Duhki (5.6 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All