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About Sarawan Village

Sarawan is a large village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,248, made up of 1,114 males and 1,134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sarawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarawan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 223224
Area (hectares) 142.62 hectares
Population 2,248
Male Population 1,114
Female Population 1,134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sarawan compares

By the 2011 count Sarawan is the 84th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 142.62 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Sarawan

Sarawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sarawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 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 102 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 7.7 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 Mungara Badshahpur 7.7 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 22 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 102 km

Villages closest to Sarawan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phulpur 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 2,248. That makes it the 84th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Sarawan village has 1,114 males and 1,134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarawan has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Sarawan is 223224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sarawan covers 142.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarawan falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarawan is Mungara Badshahpur, about 7.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Sarawan is about 102 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarawan is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 7.7 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 15 km away. Phulpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Usar Ganwan (under 2 km), Ganwara (2.1 km) and Maner Khurd (3.8 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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