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About Sawarkhed Village

Sawarkhed is a small village in Barshitakli tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 245 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 806.27 hectares hectares.

Sawarkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawarkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Barshitakli
Area (hectares) 806.27 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 245
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawarkhed compares

By the 2011 count Sawarkhed is the 90th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 806.27 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sawarkhed

Sawarkhed is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sawarkhed as Available within village. 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 Sawarkhed from other places

Sawarkhed lies about 13 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Barsitakli, about 6.8 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 Sawarkhed
Nearest railway station Barsitakli 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Barshitakli 13 km
District headquarters Akola 13 km

Villages closest to Sawarkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawarkhed village had a population of 464. That makes it the 90th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Sawarkhed village has 245 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawarkhed has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Sawarkhed covers 806.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawarkhed falls under Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawarkhed is Barsitakli, about 6.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sawarkhed.

Sawarkhed is about 13 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawarkhed is in Barshitakli tehsil of Akola district. Barsitakli is about 6.8 km away. Barshitakli is about 13 km away. Akola is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warkhed (under 2 km), Shindkhed (1.8 km) and Sukali (2.4 km).

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

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