About Sawari Village

Sawari is one of the larger villages in Budhal tehsil, in the district of Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,225, made up of 3,767 males and 3,458 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2571.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 185233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawari village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Rajouri
Tehsil	Budhal
Pincode	185233
Area (hectares)	2571.4 hectares
Population	7,225
Male Population	3,767
Female Population	3,458
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawari compares

By the 2011 count Sawari is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents. Its 2571.4 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Sawari

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

Sawari lies about 35 km from Rajouri, and the nearest railway station is Kakapor, about 44 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 Sawari
Tehsil headquarters	Budhal	29 km
District headquarters	Rajouri	35 km
Nearest town	Pulwama	37 km
Nearest railway station	Kakapor	44 km

Villages closest to Sawari

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

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Common questions about Sawari

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawari village had a population of 7,225. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,413 residents.

Sawari village has 3,767 males and 3,458 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawari has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Sawari is 185233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawari covers 2571.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawari falls under Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Sawari is Kakapor, about 44 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 Sawari.

Sawari is about 35 km from Rajouri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawari is in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Budhal is about 29 km away. Rajouri is about 35 km away. Pulwama is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.