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About Sawala Village

Sawala is a mid sized village in Champawat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 554, made up of 264 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 248.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Champawat
Pincode 262523
Area (hectares) 248.42 hectares
Population 554
Male Population 264
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sawala compares

By the 2011 count Sawala is the 24th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 274 residents. Its 248.42 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Sawala

Sawala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sawala as Available within village. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sawala from other places

Sawala lies about 9.1 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 22 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 Sawala
Tehsil headquarters Champawat 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 39 km

Villages closest to Sawala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawala village had a population of 554. That makes it the 24th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 274 residents.

Sawala village has 264 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawala has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Sawala is 262523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawala covers 248.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sawala falls under Champawat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Sawala is Tanakpur, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Sawala is about 9.1 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawala is in Champawat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 9.1 km away. Tanakpur is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lafra (3.0 km), Lara Bora (3.0 km) and Rakri Phulara (3.0 km).

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

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