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About Sarawan Village

Sarawan is one of the larger villages in Jaitu tehsil, in the district of Faridkot, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,091, made up of 2,674 males and 2,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarawan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Faridkot
Tehsil Jaitu
Pincode 151204
Area (hectares) 1128 hectares
Population 5,091
Male Population 2,674
Female Population 2,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarawan compares

By the 2011 count Sarawan is the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents. Its 1128 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 897.

Getting to Sarawan

Sarawan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sarawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarawan from other places

Sarawan lies about 20 km from Faridkot, and the nearest railway station is Romana Albael Singh, about 3.2 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 Sarawan
Nearest railway station Romana Albael Singh 3.2 km
Nearest town Kotkapura 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaitu 8.2 km
District headquarters Faridkot 20 km

Villages closest to Sarawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarawan village had a population of 5,091. That makes it the 4th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,013 residents.

Sarawan village has 2,674 males and 2,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarawan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Sarawan is 151204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarawan covers 1128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sarawan falls under Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sarawan is Romana Albael Singh, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Sarawan.

Sarawan is about 20 km from Faridkot in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarawan is in Jaitu tehsil of Faridkot district. Romana Albael Singh is about 3.2 km away. Kotkapura is about 7.8 km away. Jaitu is about 8.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurusar (1.5 km), Behbal Kalan (3.2 km) and Romana Albel Singh (3.4 km).

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

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