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About Sawarkhed Village

Sawarkhed is a mid sized village in Mahoor tehsil, in the district of Nanded, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 517, made up of 264 males and 253 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.73 hectares hectares.

Sawarkhed Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawarkhed village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nanded
Tehsil Mahoor
Area (hectares) 360.73 hectares
Population 517
Male Population 264
Female Population 253
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawarkhed compares

By the 2011 count Sawarkhed is the 69th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 360.73 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 945.

Getting to Sawarkhed

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

Sawarkhed lies about 32 km from Nanded, and the nearest railway station is Shelgaon, about 17 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 Sawarkhed
Nearest railway station Shelgaon 17 km
Nearest town Mudkhed 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahoor 32 km
District headquarters Nanded 32 km

Villages closest to Sawarkhed

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawarkhed village had a population of 517. That makes it the 69th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Sawarkhed village has 264 males and 253 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawarkhed has about 958 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 945.

Sawarkhed covers 360.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawarkhed falls under Mahoor tehsil of Nanded district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawarkhed is Shelgaon, about 17 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 Sawarkhed.

Sawarkhed is about 32 km from Nanded in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawarkhed is in Mahoor tehsil of Nanded district. Shelgaon is about 17 km away. Mudkhed is about 24 km away. Mahoor is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rui (2.9 km), Takli (11 km) and Pachunda (11 km).

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

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