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About Sawatra Village

Sawatra is a mid sized village in Mehkar tehsil, in the district of Buldana, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,894, made up of 978 males and 916 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 563.1 hectares hectares.

Sawatra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawatra village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Buldana
Tehsil Mehkar
Area (hectares) 563.1 hectares
Population 1,894
Male Population 978
Female Population 916
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawatra compares

By the 2011 count Sawatra is the 32nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 563.1 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sawatra

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

Sawatra lies about 49 km from Buldana, and the nearest railway station is Khamgaon, about 50 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 Sawatra
Tehsil headquarters Mehkar 12 km
District headquarters Buldana 49 km
Nearest railway station Khamgaon 50 km

Villages closest to Sawatra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawatra village had a population of 1,894. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Sawatra village has 978 males and 916 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawatra has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 932.

Sawatra covers 563.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawatra falls under Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawatra is Khamgaon, about 50 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 10+ km distance for Sawatra.

Sawatra is about 49 km from Buldana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawatra is in Mehkar tehsil of Buldana district. Mehkar is about 12 km away. Buldana is about 49 km away. Khamgaon is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonargavhan (1.5 km), Mosambiwadi (2.5 km) and Panchala (2.7 km).

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

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