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About Sawargaon Village

Sawargaon is a small village in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 235 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 263.91 hectares hectares.

Sawargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawargaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 263.91 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 235
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawargaon compares

By the 2011 count Sawargaon is the 69th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 263.91 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sawargaon

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

Sawargaon lies about 54 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Arunnagar, about 12 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 Sawargaon
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Arunnagar 12 km
Nearest town Bramhapuri 13 km
District headquarters Bhandara 54 km

Villages closest to Sawargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawargaon village had a population of 492. That makes it the 69th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Sawargaon village has 235 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawargaon has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Sawargaon covers 263.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawargaon falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawargaon is Arunnagar, about 12 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 <5 km distance for Sawargaon.

Sawargaon is about 54 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawargaon is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Lakhandur is about 2.7 km away. Arunnagar is about 12 km away. Bramhapuri 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 Manded (under 2 km), Asola (1.8 km) and Kinhala (1.9 km).

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

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