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About Sawar Village

Sawar is a large village in Babulgaon tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,502, made up of 1,764 males and 1,738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 927.9 hectares hectares.

Sawar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawar village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Babulgaon
Area (hectares) 927.9 hectares
Population 3,502
Male Population 1,764
Female Population 1,738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawar compares

By the 2011 count Sawar is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 927.9 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Sawar

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

Sawar lies about 13 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Lasina, about 12 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 Sawar
Tehsil headquarters Babulgaon 12 km
Nearest railway station Lasina 12 km
Nearest town Lohāra 12 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 13 km

Villages closest to Sawar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawar village had a population of 3,502. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Sawar village has 1,764 males and 1,738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawar has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Sawar covers 927.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawar falls under Babulgaon tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawar is Lasina, about 12 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 10+ km distance for Sawar.

Sawar is about 13 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawar is in Babulgaon tehsil of Yavatmal district. Babulgaon is about 12 km away. Lasina is about 12 km away. Lohāra is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pimpalgaon (2.8 km), Bhiluksa (2.8 km) and Borgaon (2.9 km).

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

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