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About Sawali Village

Sawali is one of the larger villages in Sawali tehsil, in the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,924, made up of 4,409 males and 4,515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1893.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Chandrapur
Tehsil Sawali
Pincode 441225
Area (hectares) 1893.7 hectares
Population 8,924
Male Population 4,409
Female Population 4,515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawali compares

By the 2011 count Sawali is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents. Its 1893.7 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Sawali

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

Sawali lies about 124 km from Chandrapur, and the nearest railway station is Ambari(Deccan), about 32 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 Sawali
Nearest town Ghātanji 29 km
Nearest railway station Ambari(Deccan) 32 km
District headquarters Chandrapur 124 km

Villages closest to Sawali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawali village had a population of 8,924. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,148 residents.

Sawali village has 4,409 males and 4,515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawali has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Sawali is 441225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawali covers 1893.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawali falls under Sawali tehsil of Chandrapur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawali is Ambari(Deccan), about 32 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 Sawali.

Sawali is about 124 km from Chandrapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawali is in Sawali tehsil of Chandrapur district. Ghātanji is about 29 km away. Ambari(Deccan) is about 32 km away. Chandrapur is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawali Tukum (under 2 km), Mategaon (5.1 km) and Akapur (6.8 km).

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

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