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About Sawarla Village

Sawarla is a small village in Chimur tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 335, made up of 171 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.43 hectares hectares.

Sawarla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawarla village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Chimur
Area (hectares) 252.43 hectares
Population 335
Male Population 171
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawarla compares

By the 2011 count Sawarla is the 118th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents. Its 252.43 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Sawarla

Sawarla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sawarla as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sawarla from other places

Sawarla lies about 75 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Bhiwapur, about 23 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 Sawarla
Tehsil headquarters Chimur 14 km
Nearest railway station Bhiwapur 23 km
Nearest town Umred 26 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 75 km

Villages closest to Sawarla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawarla village had a population of 335. That makes it the 118th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,013 residents.

Sawarla village has 171 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawarla has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 964.

Sawarla covers 252.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawarla falls under Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawarla is Bhiwapur, about 23 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sawarla.

Sawarla is about 75 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawarla is in Chimur tehsil of Chandrapur district. Chimur is about 14 km away. Bhiwapur is about 23 km away. Umred is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongarla (under 2 km), Chak Jambhul Vihira (under 2 km) and Jambhul Vihira (under 2 km).

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

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