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About Sarswan Village

Sarswan is a large village in Varanasi tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,558, made up of 1,331 males and 1,227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.57 hectares hectares.

Sarswan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sarswan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Varanasi
Tehsil Varanasi
Area (hectares) 16.57 hectares
Population 2,558
Male Population 1,331
Female Population 1,227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sarswan compares

By the 2011 count Sarswan is the 162nd largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents. Its 16.57 hectares work out to about 154 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Sarswan

The census records public bus service for Sarswan 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sarswan from other places

Sarswan lies about 33 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Kapsethi, about 5.3 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 Sarswan
Nearest railway station Kapsethi 5.3 km
Nearest town Bhadohi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Varanasi 33 km

Villages closest to Sarswan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sarswan village had a population of 2,558. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 767 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,740 residents.

Sarswan village has 1,331 males and 1,227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sarswan has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 928.

Sarswan covers 16.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 154 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sarswan falls under Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sarswan is Kapsethi, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Sarswan.

Sarswan is about 33 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sarswan is in Varanasi tehsil of Varanasi district. Kapsethi is about 5.3 km away. Bhadohi is about 13 km away. Varanasi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marawan (under 2 km), Gairaha (3.1 km) and Amwa (3.3 km).

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

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