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About Sawakhari Village

Sawakhari is a mid sized village in Aut tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 932, made up of 467 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawakhari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawakhari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Aut
Pincode 175121
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 932
Male Population 467
Female Population 465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawakhari compares

By the 2011 count Sawakhari is the 10th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 517 residents. Its 353 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Sawakhari

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

Sawakhari lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 36 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 Sawakhari
Tehsil headquarters Aut 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 22 km
Nearest railway station Adit Junction 36 km

Villages closest to Sawakhari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawakhari village had a population of 932. That makes it the 10th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 517 residents.

Sawakhari village has 467 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawakhari has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Sawakhari is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawakhari covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawakhari falls under Aut tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sawakhari is Adit Junction, about 36 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 village for Sawakhari.

Sawakhari is about 22 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawakhari is in Aut tehsil of Mandi district. Aut is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Adit Junction is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Thujri (under 2 km), Ansar (1.9 km) and Shayari (2.7 km).

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

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