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About Sawana Village

Sawana is a large village in Sengaon tehsil, in the district of Hingoli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,745, made up of 2,449 males and 2,296 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1586 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawana village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Hingoli
Tehsil Sengaon
Pincode 431703
Area (hectares) 1586 hectares
Population 4,745
Male Population 2,449
Female Population 2,296
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sawana compares

By the 2011 count Sawana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents. Its 1586 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 939.

Getting to Sawana

Sawana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sawana 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sawana from other places

Sawana lies about 24 km from Hingoli, and the nearest railway station is Penganga, about 5.9 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 Sawana
Nearest railway station Penganga 5.9 km
Nearest town Wāshīm 21 km
District headquarters Hingoli 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sengaon 25 km

Villages closest to Sawana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawana village had a population of 4,745. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,613 residents.

Sawana village has 2,449 males and 2,296 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawana has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Sawana is 431703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawana covers 1586 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawana falls under Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawana is Penganga, about 5.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sawana.

Sawana is about 24 km from Hingoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawana is in Sengaon tehsil of Hingoli district. Penganga is about 5.9 km away. Wāshīm is about 21 km away. Hingoli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surajkheda (3.5 km), Waychal Pimpari (3.7 km) and Chondi Kh (4.5 km).

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

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