About Sanwa Village

Sanwa is a large village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,745, made up of 1,953 males and 1,792 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3041.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sanwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sanwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Chohtan
Pincode	344702
Area (hectares)	3041.13 hectares
Population	3,745
Male Population	1,953
Female Population	1,792
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sanwa compares

By the 2011 count Sanwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 3041.13 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Sanwa

Sanwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sanwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sanwa from other places

Sanwa lies about 28 km from Barmer. 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 Sanwa
District headquarters	Barmer	28 km
Nearest town	Bārmer	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chohtan	34 km

Villages closest to Sanwa

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

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Common questions about Sanwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Sanwa village had a population of 3,745. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Sanwa village has 1,953 males and 1,792 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sanwa has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Sanwa is 344702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sanwa covers 3041.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sanwa falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

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

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

Sanwa is about 28 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sanwa is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district. Barmer is about 28 km away. Bārmer is about 28 km away. Chohtan is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.