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About Sawalde Village

Sawalde is a mid sized village in Shahade tehsil, in the district of Nandurbar, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,235, made up of 634 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawalde Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawalde village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nandurbar
Tehsil Shahade
Pincode 425409
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 1,235
Male Population 634
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawalde compares

By the 2011 count Sawalde is the 110th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Sawalde

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

Sawalde lies about 18 km from Nandurbar, and the nearest railway station is Tisi, about 15 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 Sawalde
Nearest town Taloda 13 km
Nearest railway station Tisi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahade 18 km
District headquarters Nandurbar 18 km

Villages closest to Sawalde

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawalde village had a population of 1,235. That makes it the 110th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,895 residents.

Sawalde village has 634 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawalde has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Sawalde is 425409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawalde covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawalde falls under Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawalde is Tisi, about 15 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 Sawalde.

Sawalde is about 18 km from Nandurbar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawalde is in Shahade tehsil of Nandurbar district. Taloda is about 13 km away. Tisi is about 15 km away. Shahade is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ubhadagad (2.4 km), Prakasha (2.9 km) and Hingani (4.9 km).

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

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