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About Saiwan Village

Saiwan is a small village in Bhadravati tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 430, made up of 222 males and 208 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861.53 hectares hectares.

Saiwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saiwan village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Bhadravati
Area (hectares) 861.53 hectares
Population 430
Male Population 222
Female Population 208
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Saiwan compares

By the 2011 count Saiwan is the 71st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 731 residents. Its 861.53 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Saiwan

Saiwan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saiwan 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 Saiwan from other places

Saiwan lies about 14 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Tadali Junction, about 3.0 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 Saiwan
Nearest railway station Tadali Junction 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhadravati 12 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 14 km

Villages closest to Saiwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saiwan village had a population of 430. That makes it the 71st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 731 residents.

Saiwan village has 222 males and 208 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saiwan 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 943.

Saiwan covers 861.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saiwan falls under Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saiwan is Tadali Junction, about 3.0 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 Saiwan.

Saiwan is about 14 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saiwan is in Bhadravati tehsil of Chandrapur district. Tadali Junction is about 3.0 km away. Bhadravati is about 12 km away. Chandrapur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tirur Rith (under 2 km), Gunjala (3.1 km) and Kacharala (3.5 km).

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

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