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About Sawleshwar Village

Sawleshwar is a mid sized village in Kaij tehsil, in the district of Bid, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 817 males and 726 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 716 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawleshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawleshwar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bid
Tehsil Kaij
Pincode 431518
Area (hectares) 716 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 817
Female Population 726
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawleshwar compares

By the 2011 count Sawleshwar is the 54th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 716 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Sawleshwar

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

Sawleshwar lies about 58 km from Bid, and the nearest railway station is Murud, about 30 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 Sawleshwar
Tehsil headquarters Kaij 14 km
Nearest railway station Murud 30 km
District headquarters Bid 58 km

Villages closest to Sawleshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawleshwar village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 54th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Sawleshwar village has 817 males and 726 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawleshwar has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Sawleshwar is 431518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawleshwar covers 716 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawleshwar falls under Kaij tehsil of Bid district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawleshwar is Murud, about 30 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 Sawleshwar.

Sawleshwar is about 58 km from Bid in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawleshwar is in Kaij tehsil of Bid district. Kaij is about 14 km away. Murud is about 30 km away. Bid is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paithan (under 2 km), Wakdi (2.0 km) and Awasgaon (2.6 km).

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

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