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About Sawna Village

Sawna is one of the larger villages in Chikhli tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,452, made up of 2,848 males and 2,604 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2110 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawna village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Chikhli
Pincode 443201
Area (hectares) 2110 hectares
Population 5,452
Male Population 2,848
Female Population 2,604
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawna compares

By the 2011 count Sawna is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents. Its 2110 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sawna

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

Sawna lies about 17 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 44 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 Sawna
Tehsil headquarters Chikhli 7.6 km
District headquarters Buldana 17 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 44 km

Villages closest to Sawna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawna village had a population of 5,452. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,711 residents.

Sawna village has 2,848 males and 2,604 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawna has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Sawna is 443201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawna covers 2110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawna falls under Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawna is Khamgaon, about 44 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 village for Sawna.

Sawna is about 17 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawna is in Chikhli tehsil of Buldana district. Chikhli is about 7.6 km away. Buldana is about 17 km away. Khamgaon is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andhai (2.7 km), Pambulwadi (3.9 km) and Somthana (4.2 km).

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

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