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About Sawara Village

Sawara is a small village in Anandpur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 439, made up of 232 males and 207 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Rupnagar
Tehsil Anandpur Sahib
Pincode 140133
Area (hectares) 465 hectares
Population 439
Male Population 232
Female Population 207
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawara compares

By the 2011 count Sawara is the 142nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 945 residents. Its 465 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sawara

Sawara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sawara as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Sandhoa, Sarai, Sarthali and Saskaur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sawara

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawara village had a population of 439. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 945 residents.

Sawara village has 232 males and 207 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawara has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Sawara is 140133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawara covers 465 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawara falls under Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Sawara notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sawara.

Sawara is in Anandpur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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