About Sawngi Village

Sawngi is a mid sized village in Katangi tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,908, made up of 963 males and 945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.6 hectares hectares.

Sawngi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawngi village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Balaghat
Tehsil	Katangi
Area (hectares)	414.6 hectares
Population	1,908
Male Population	963
Female Population	945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	981
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sawngi compares

By the 2011 count Sawngi is the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 414.6 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Sawngi

Sawngi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sawngi 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sawngi from other places

Sawngi lies about 20 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Saongi, about under 2 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 Sawngi
Nearest railway station	Saongi	under 2 km
Nearest town	Wārāseonī	6.3 km
District headquarters	Balaghat	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katangi	20 km

Villages closest to Sawngi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawngi village had a population of 1,908. That makes it the 14th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Sawngi village has 963 males and 945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawngi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1040.

Sawngi covers 414.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawngi falls under Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sawngi is Saongi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Sawngi.

Sawngi is about 20 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawngi is in Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district. Saongi is about under 2 km away. Wārāseonī is about 6.3 km away. Balaghat is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.