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About Sawana Village

Sawana is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 126 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 590 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 126
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawana compares

By the 2011 count Sawana is the 95th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 590 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Sawana

Sawana is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sawana as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sawana from other places

Sawana lies about 19 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 24 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 Sawana
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 6.3 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 19 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 24 km
Nearest town Solan 25 km

Villages closest to Sawana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawana village had a population of 244. That makes it the 95th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Sawana village has 126 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawana has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Sawana is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawana covers 590 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawana falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sawana is Salogra, about 24 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sawana.

Sawana is about 19 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawana is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 6.3 km away. Sirmaur is about 19 km away. Salogra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baraila (under 2 km), Rug Bakhota (under 2 km) and Thara (1.6 km).

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

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