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About Sawalsot Village

Sawalsot is a small village in Chakia tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 370, made up of 190 males and 180 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.86 hectares hectares.

Sawalsot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawalsot village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Chakia
Area (hectares) 59.86 hectares
Population 370
Male Population 190
Female Population 180
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawalsot compares

By the 2011 count Sawalsot is the 312th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 784 residents. Its 59.86 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Sawalsot

Sawalsot is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sawalsot as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Sawalsot from other places

Sawalsot lies about 23 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Saidraja, about 21 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 Sawalsot
Tehsil headquarters Chakia 11 km
Nearest railway station Saidraja 21 km
District headquarters Chandauli 23 km

Villages closest to Sawalsot

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawalsot village had a population of 370. That makes it the 312th largest of the 496 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 784 residents.

Sawalsot village has 190 males and 180 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawalsot has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 926.

Sawalsot covers 59.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sawalsot falls under Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sawalsot is Saidraja, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sawalsot.

Sawalsot is about 23 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawalsot is in Chakia tehsil of Chandauli district. Chakia is about 11 km away. Saidraja is about 21 km away. Chandauli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehari Khurd (under 2 km), Deori Khurd (under 2 km) and Dehari Kalan (under 2 km).

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

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