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About Sawangi Village

Sawangi is a mid sized village in Ghatanji tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,694, made up of 848 males and 846 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1125.26 hectares hectares.

Sawangi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawangi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ghatanji
Area (hectares) 1125.26 hectares
Population 1,694
Male Population 848
Female Population 846
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawangi compares

By the 2011 count Sawangi is the 22nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents. Its 1125.26 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Sawangi

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

Sawangi lies about 58 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Pimpalkutti, about 27 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 town Pāndharkawada 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghatanji 26 km
Nearest railway station Pimpalkutti 27 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 58 km

Villages closest to Sawangi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghatanji 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 1,694. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,142 residents.

Sawangi village has 848 males and 846 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawangi has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 957.

Sawangi covers 1125.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawangi falls under Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawangi is Pimpalkutti, about 27 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 Sawangi.

Sawangi is about 58 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawangi is in Ghatanji tehsil of Yavatmal district. Pāndharkawada is about 25 km away. Ghatanji is about 26 km away. Pimpalkutti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajupeth (2.5 km), Waghartakli (3.3 km) and Mangisawargaon (3.7 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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