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About Sawarkheda Village

Sawarkheda is a small village in Arvi tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 74 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.09 hectares hectares.

Sawarkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawarkheda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Arvi
Area (hectares) 142.09 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 74
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Sawarkheda compares

By the 2011 count Sawarkheda is the 107th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 142.09 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Sawarkheda

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

Sawarkheda lies about 29 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Virul, about under 2 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 Sawarkheda
Nearest railway station Virul under 2 km
Nearest town Pulgaon 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Arvi 24 km
District headquarters Wardha 29 km

Villages closest to Sawarkheda

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 Sawarkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawarkheda village had a population of 140. That makes it the 107th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Sawarkheda village has 74 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawarkheda has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Sawarkheda covers 142.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawarkheda falls under Arvi tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawarkheda is Virul, about under 2 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 Sawarkheda.

Sawarkheda is about 29 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawarkheda is in Arvi tehsil of Wardha district. Virul is about under 2 km away. Pulgaon is about 8.9 km away. Arvi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Takli (under 2 km), Nijampur (1.6 km) and Salfal Heti (2.0 km).

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

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