About Sahwai Village

Sahwai is a large village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,461, made up of 1,124 males and 1,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,190 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.29 hectares hectares.

Sahwai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sahwai village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Jaunpur
Tehsil	Shahganj
Area (hectares)	103.29 hectares
Population	2,461
Male Population	1,124
Female Population	1,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,190
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 Sahwai compares

By the 2011 count Sahwai is the 76th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 103.29 hectares work out to about 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Sahwai

Sahwai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sahwai 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 Sahwai from other places

Sahwai lies about 44 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Bilwai, about 16 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 Sahwai
Nearest railway station	Bilwai	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahganj	19 km
Nearest town	Shāhganj	19 km
District headquarters	Jaunpur	44 km

Villages closest to Sahwai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sahwai village had a population of 2,461. That makes it the 76th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Sahwai village has 1,124 males and 1,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sahwai has about 1190 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Sahwai covers 103.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 24 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sahwai falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sahwai is Bilwai, about 16 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 Sahwai.

Sahwai is about 44 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sahwai is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Bilwai is about 16 km away. Shahganj is about 19 km away. Shāhganj is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.