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About Swaker Village

Swaker is a small village in Garhakota tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 455, made up of 233 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.72 hectares hectares.

Swaker Overview

Census 2011 figures for Swaker village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Garhakota
Area (hectares) 184.72 hectares
Population 455
Male Population 233
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Swaker compares

By the 2011 count Swaker is the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 184.72 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, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Swaker

Swaker is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Swaker 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 Swaker from other places

Swaker lies about 38 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Girwar, about 17 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 Swaker
Tehsil headquarters Garhakota 7.5 km
Nearest town Garhākota 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Girwar 17 km
District headquarters Sagar 38 km

Villages closest to Swaker

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Swaker village had a population of 455. That makes it the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Swaker village has 233 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Swaker has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Swaker covers 184.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Swaker falls under Garhakota tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Swaker is Girwar, about 17 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 Swaker.

Swaker is about 38 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Swaker is in Garhakota tehsil of Sagar district. Garhakota is about 7.5 km away. Garhākota is about 7.5 km away. Girwar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madiya Agrasen (under 2 km), Chourai (2.5 km) and Bichhiya (3.0 km).

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

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