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About Sawad Village

Sawad is a mid sized village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 294 males and 273 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687.03 hectares hectares.

Sawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 687.03 hectares
Population 567
Male Population 294
Female Population 273
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Sawad compares

By the 2011 count Sawad is the 54th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 687.03 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Sawad

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

Sawad lies about 20 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Dahegaon, about 20 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 Sawad
Nearest town Pipri 15 km
District headquarters Wardha 20 km
Nearest railway station Dahegaon 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Arvi 32 km

Villages closest to Sawad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawad village had a population of 567. That makes it the 54th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Sawad village has 294 males and 273 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawad has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 903.

Sawad covers 687.03 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.

Sawad falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawad is Dahegaon, about 20 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 Sawad.

Sawad is about 20 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawad is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Pipri is about 15 km away. Wardha is about 20 km away. Dahegaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Theka Sawad (under 2 km), Madana (2.7 km) and Kharangana (4.5 km).

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

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