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About Sawalad Village

Sawalad is a mid sized village in Malegaon tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 547, made up of 262 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 657 hectares hectares.

Sawalad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawalad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Malegaon
Area (hectares) 657 hectares
Population 547
Male Population 262
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,088
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 Sawalad compares

By the 2011 count Sawalad is the 98th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents. Its 657 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 925.

Getting to Sawalad

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

Sawalad lies about 35 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Kekatumar, about 30 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 Sawalad
Nearest town Risod 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Malegaon 34 km
District headquarters Washim 35 km

Villages closest to Sawalad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawalad village had a population of 547. That makes it the 98th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,630 residents.

Sawalad village has 262 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawalad has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Sawalad covers 657 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.

Sawalad falls under Malegaon tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawalad is Kekatumar, about 30 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 Sawalad.

Sawalad is about 35 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawalad is in Malegaon tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 3.9 km away. Kekatumar is about 30 km away. Malegaon is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamatwadi (14 km), Dapuri Kh (15 km) and Wasari (18 km).

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

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