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About Sawalkheda Village

Sawalkheda is a mid sized village in Dharni tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 754, made up of 369 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 337 hectares hectares.

Sawalkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawalkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Dharni
Area (hectares) 337 hectares
Population 754
Male Population 369
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Sawalkheda compares

By the 2011 count Sawalkheda is the 109th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents. Its 337 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sawalkheda

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

Sawalkheda lies about 8.9 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Walgaon, about 6.3 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 Sawalkheda
Nearest railway station Walgaon 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharni 8.9 km
District headquarters Amravati 8.9 km

Villages closest to Sawalkheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawalkheda village had a population of 754. That makes it the 109th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,112 residents.

Sawalkheda village has 369 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawalkheda has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Sawalkheda covers 337 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawalkheda falls under Dharni tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawalkheda is Walgaon, about 6.3 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 Sawalkheda.

Sawalkheda is about 8.9 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawalkheda is in Dharni tehsil of Amravati district. Walgaon is about 6.3 km away. Dharni is about 8.9 km away. Amravati is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawalikheda (under 2 km), Patharpur (under 2 km) and Kund (1.8 km).

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

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