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About Sanwara Village

Sanwara is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 238 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 473777, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanwara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Pincode 473777
Area (hectares) 283.5 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 238
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanwara compares

By the 2011 count Sanwara is the 117th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 283.5 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Sanwara

Sanwara is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sanwara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Sanwara from other places

Sanwara lies about 27 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 4.6 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 Sanwara
Nearest railway station Kolaras 4.6 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 27 km

Villages closest to Sanwara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanwara village had a population of 460. That makes it the 117th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Sanwara village has 238 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanwara has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 869.

The pincode recorded for Sanwara is 473777. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanwara covers 283.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanwara falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sanwara is Kolaras, about 4.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sanwara.

Sanwara is about 27 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanwara is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 4.6 km away. Shivpuri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhrai (2.0 km), Behtara (2.8 km) and Rai (2.9 km).

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

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