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About Sawad Village

Sawad is a large village in Risod tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,092, made up of 1,607 males and 1,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1408.83 hectares hectares.

Sawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawad village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Risod
Area (hectares) 1408.83 hectares
Population 3,092
Male Population 1,607
Female Population 1,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawad compares

By the 2011 count Sawad is the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1408.83 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Sawad

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

Sawad 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 Sawad
Tehsil headquarters Risod 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Kekatumar 30 km
District headquarters Washim 35 km

Villages closest to Sawad

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Risod 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 3,092. That makes it the 15th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Sawad village has 1,607 males and 1,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawad has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Sawad covers 1408.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawad falls under Risod tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawad 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sawad.

Sawad 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.

Sawad is in Risod tehsil of Washim district. Risod is about 3.8 km away. Kekatumar is about 30 km away. Washim is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghonsarwadi (3.6 km), Bibkhed (4.1 km) and Mohaja Ingole (4.2 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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