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About Sawala Village

Sawala is a mid sized village in Buldana tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 283 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 636.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 443001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawala village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Buldana
Pincode 443001
Area (hectares) 636.45 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 283
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawala compares

By the 2011 count Sawala is the 76th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,178 residents. Its 636.45 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 919.

Getting to Sawala

Sawala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sawala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Sawala from other places

Sawala lies about 4.0 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Malkapur, about 40 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 Sawala
Tehsil headquarters Buldana 4.0 km
Nearest town Buldāna 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Malkapur 40 km

Villages closest to Sawala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawala village had a population of 533. That makes it the 76th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,178 residents.

Sawala village has 283 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawala has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Sawala is 443001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawala covers 636.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawala falls under Buldana tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawala is Malkapur, about 40 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 10+ km distance for Sawala.

Sawala is about 4.0 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawala is in Buldana tehsil of Buldana district. Buldana is about 4.0 km away. Buldāna is about 4.0 km away. Malkapur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanwatkhed (2.6 km), Bhadola (2.6 km) and Malvihir (3.0 km).

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

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