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About Sawanga Village

Sawanga is a small village in Ner tehsil, in the district of Yavatmal, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 305, made up of 159 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 551.59 hectares hectares.

Sawanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawanga village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Yavatmal
Tehsil Ner
Area (hectares) 551.59 hectares
Population 305
Male Population 159
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawanga compares

By the 2011 count Sawanga is the 73rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents. Its 551.59 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Sawanga

Sawanga is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sawanga as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sawanga from other places

Sawanga lies about 27 km from Yavatmal, and the nearest railway station is Lasina, about 16 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 Sawanga
Tehsil headquarters Ner 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Lasina 16 km
District headquarters Yavatmal 27 km

Villages closest to Sawanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawanga village had a population of 305. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,034 residents.

Sawanga village has 159 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawanga has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Sawanga covers 551.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawanga falls under Ner tehsil of Yavatmal district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Sawanga is Lasina, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Sawanga.

Sawanga is about 27 km from Yavatmal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawanga is in Ner tehsil of Yavatmal district. Ner is about 3.5 km away. Lasina is about 16 km away. Yavatmal 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 Pimpalgaon Duba (2.1 km), Kolura (3.0 km) and Renkapur (4.1 km).

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

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