About Sawad Village

Sawad is a mid sized village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,282, made up of 614 males and 668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,088 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawad village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Tharali
Pincode	246427
Area (hectares)	317.95 hectares
Population	1,282
Male Population	614
Female Population	668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,088
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 Sawad compares

By the 2011 count Sawad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 317.95 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Sawad

Sawad is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sawad 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. The nearest villages by name are Sainj, Salpur, Saned and Sankot. 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.

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Common questions about Sawad

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawad village had a population of 1,282. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Sawad village has 614 males and 668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawad has about 1088 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Sawad is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawad covers 317.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawad falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sawad notes the nearest railway station 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 Sawad.

Sawad is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli 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.