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About Sawaiya Village

Sawaiya is a small village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 226, made up of 110 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825406, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawaiya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825406
Area (hectares) 26.93 hectares
Population 226
Male Population 110
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawaiya compares

By the 2011 count Sawaiya is the 156th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 26.93 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1035.

Getting to Sawaiya

Sawaiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sawaiya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sawaiya from other places

Sawaiya lies about 42 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 18 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 Sawaiya
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Kathautia 18 km
Nearest town Bagaha 26 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 42 km

Villages closest to Sawaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawaiya village had a population of 226. That makes it the 156th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Sawaiya village has 110 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawaiya has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Sawaiya is 825406. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawaiya covers 26.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sawaiya falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sawaiya is Kathautia, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sawaiya.

Sawaiya is about 42 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawaiya is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Chauparan is about 8.9 km away. Kathautia is about 18 km away. Bagaha is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bonga (under 2 km), Uchahi (under 2 km) and Berhna (under 2 km).

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

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