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About Sawat Village

Sawat is a mid sized village in Ghorawal tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 719, made up of 364 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Ghorawal
Pincode 231211
Area (hectares) 161.24 hectares
Population 719
Male Population 364
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawat compares

By the 2011 count Sawat is the 138th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 822 residents. Its 161.24 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Sawat

Sawat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sawat as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Sapahi, Saranga, Satdwari and Satohan. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sawat

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawat village had a population of 719. That makes it the 138th largest of the 336 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 822 residents.

Sawat village has 364 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawat has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Sawat is 231211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawat covers 161.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawat falls under Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Sawat notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sawat.

Sawat is in Ghorawal tehsil of Sonbhadra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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