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About Sawali Village

Sawali is a small village in Korchi tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 234 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 550.28 hectares hectares.

Sawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawali village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Korchi
Area (hectares) 550.28 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 234
Female Population 227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Sawali compares

By the 2011 count Sawali is the 29th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 345 residents. Its 550.28 hectares work out to about 0.8 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Getting to Sawali

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

Sawali lies about 84 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Dewalgaon, 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 Sawali
Tehsil headquarters Korchi 11 km
Nearest railway station Dewalgaon 40 km
Nearest town Dongargarh 52 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 84 km

Villages closest to Sawali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Korchi 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 461. That makes it the 29th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 345 residents.

Sawali village has 234 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawali has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1056.

Sawali covers 550.28 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.

Sawali falls under Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawali is Dewalgaon, 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 Sawali.

Sawali is about 84 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawali is in Korchi tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Korchi is about 11 km away. Dewalgaon is about 40 km away. Dongargarh is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bijapar (1.6 km), Kaimul (2.3 km) and Maseli (3.4 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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