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About Sawara Village

Sawara is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,478, made up of 765 males and 713 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 373 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawara village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140307
Area (hectares) 373 hectares
Population 1,478
Male Population 765
Female Population 713
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sawara compares

By the 2011 count Sawara is the 26th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 373 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Sawara

Sawara 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 Sawara as Available within village. 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 Sawara from other places

Sawara lies about 7.6 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 4.8 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 Sawara
Nearest railway station Kharar 4.8 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 7.6 km

Villages closest to Sawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawara village had a population of 1,478. That makes it the 26th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Sawara village has 765 males and 713 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawara has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Sawara is 140307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawara covers 373 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawara falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Sawara is Kharar, about 4.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Sawara.

Sawara is about 7.6 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawara is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Kharar is about 4.8 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuhar Majra (1.7 km), Rasanheri (2.4 km) and Jhanjheri (2.4 km).

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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