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About Sawangira Village

Sawangira is a mid sized village in Nilanga tehsil, in the district of Latur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 942, made up of 475 males and 467 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 318.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 413521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawangira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawangira village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Latur
Tehsil Nilanga
Pincode 413521
Area (hectares) 318.64 hectares
Population 942
Male Population 475
Female Population 467
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawangira compares

By the 2011 count Sawangira is the 102nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents. Its 318.64 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Sawangira

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

Sawangira lies about 40 km from Latur, and the nearest railway station is Her, about 36 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 Sawangira
Tehsil headquarters Nilanga 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Her 36 km
District headquarters Latur 40 km

Villages closest to Sawangira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawangira village had a population of 942. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,938 residents.

Sawangira village has 475 males and 467 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawangira has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Sawangira is 413521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawangira covers 318.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawangira falls under Nilanga tehsil of Latur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawangira is Her, about 36 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 5 - 10 km distance for Sawangira.

Sawangira is about 40 km from Latur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawangira is in Nilanga tehsil of Latur district. Nilanga is about 8.8 km away. Her is about 36 km away. Latur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talikhed (1.9 km), Jajnur (2.1 km) and Gurhal (2.8 km).

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

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