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About Sailwar Village

Sailwar is a mid sized village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 779, made up of 402 males and 377 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.94 hectares hectares.

Sailwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sailwar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Singrauli
Tehsil Chitrangi
Area (hectares) 132.94 hectares
Population 779
Male Population 402
Female Population 377
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sailwar compares

By the 2011 count Sailwar is the 149th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 132.94 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Sailwar

Sailwar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sailwar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Sailwar from other places

Sailwar lies about 41 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Magardaha, about 23 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 Sailwar
Nearest railway station Magardaha 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Chitrangi 25 km
Nearest town Obra 28 km
District headquarters Singrauli 41 km

Villages closest to Sailwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sailwar village had a population of 779. That makes it the 149th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Sailwar village has 402 males and 377 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sailwar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Sailwar covers 132.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sailwar falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sailwar is Magardaha, about 23 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 village for Sailwar.

Sailwar is about 41 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sailwar is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Magardaha is about 23 km away. Chitrangi is about 25 km away. Obra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighwar (under 2 km), Doraj Kalan (1.6 km) and Doraj Khurd (1.6 km).

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

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