Skip to main content

About Sawangi Village

Sawangi is a large village in Waraseoni tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,078, made up of 1,063 males and 1,015 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 834.9 hectares hectares.

Sawangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawangi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Waraseoni
Area (hectares) 834.9 hectares
Population 2,078
Male Population 1,063
Female Population 1,015
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sawangi compares

By the 2011 count Sawangi is the 31st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents. Its 834.9 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1019.

Getting to Sawangi

Sawangi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sawangi 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sawangi from other places

Sawangi 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 Sawangi
Nearest railway station Saongi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Waraseoni 6.3 km
Nearest town Wārāseonī 6.3 km
District headquarters Balaghat 20 km

Villages closest to Sawangi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawangi village had a population of 2,078. That makes it the 31st largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,986 residents.

Sawangi village has 1,063 males and 1,015 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawangi has about 955 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 1019.

Sawangi covers 834.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawangi falls under Waraseoni tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sawangi.

Sawangi 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Sarandi (3.1 km), Budbuda (3.5 km) and Bodalkasa (4.2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.