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About Sawaiya Village

Sawaiya is a mid sized village in Machhlishahr tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 979, made up of 470 males and 509 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.41 hectares hectares.

Sawaiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawaiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Machhlishahr
Area (hectares) 63.41 hectares
Population 979
Male Population 470
Female Population 509
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sawaiya compares

By the 2011 count Sawaiya is the 258th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents. Its 63.41 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Getting to Sawaiya

Sawaiya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sawaiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sawaiya from other places

Sawaiya lies about 38 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Janghai Junction, about 6.1 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 Sawaiya
Nearest railway station Janghai Junction 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Machhlishahr 13 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 13 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 38 km

Villages closest to Sawaiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawaiya village had a population of 979. That makes it the 258th largest of the 481 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,380 residents.

Sawaiya village has 470 males and 509 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawaiya has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1061.

Sawaiya covers 63.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sawaiya falls under Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sawaiya is Janghai Junction, about 6.1 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sawaiya.

Sawaiya is about 38 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawaiya is in Machhlishahr tehsil of Jaunpur district. Janghai Junction is about 6.1 km away. Machhlishahr is about 13 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewapur (under 2 km), Agahuwa (under 2 km) and Rampur Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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