About Sahwa Village

Sahwa is one of the larger villages in Taranagar tehsil, in the district of Churu, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,841, made up of 7,769 males and 7,072 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11051 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 331302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sahwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahwa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Churu
Tehsil	Taranagar
Pincode	331302
Area (hectares)	11051 hectares
Population	14,841
Male Population	7,769
Female Population	7,072
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sahwa compares

By the 2011 count Sahwa is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents. Its 11051 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 936.

Getting to Sahwa

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

How far is Sahwa from other places

Sahwa lies about 65 km from Churu, and the nearest railway station is Diplana, about 34 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 Sahwa
Tehsil headquarters	Taranagar	29 km
Nearest town	Tārānagar	29 km
Nearest railway station	Diplana	34 km
District headquarters	Churu	65 km

Villages closest to Sahwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahwa village had a population of 14,841. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,600 residents.

Sahwa village has 7,769 males and 7,072 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahwa has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Sahwa is 331302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sahwa covers 11051 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sahwa falls under Taranagar tehsil of Churu district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sahwa is Diplana, about 34 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 village for Sahwa.

Sahwa is about 65 km from Churu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahwa is in Taranagar tehsil of Churu district. Taranagar is about 29 km away. Tārānagar is about 29 km away. Diplana is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.