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About Sawangi Village

Sawangi is a mid sized village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 603, made up of 295 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1206.62 hectares hectares.

Sawangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawangi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 1206.62 hectares
Population 603
Male Population 295
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawangi compares

By the 2011 count Sawangi is the 51st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 1206.62 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Sawangi

Sawangi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sawangi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sawangi from other places

Sawangi lies about 36 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Pargothan, about 1.6 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 Sawangi
Nearest railway station Pargothan 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Arvi 13 km
Nearest town Ārvi 13 km
District headquarters Wardha 36 km

Villages closest to Sawangi

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 Sawangi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawangi village had a population of 603. That makes it the 51st largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Sawangi village has 295 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawangi has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Sawangi covers 1206.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawangi falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawangi is Pargothan, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance for Sawangi.

Sawangi is about 36 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawangi is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Pargothan is about 1.6 km away. Arvi is about 13 km away. Ārvi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pargothan (1.8 km), Mubarakpur (2.9 km) and Bodad (3.8 km).

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

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