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About Sawara Village

Sawara is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 84, made up of 37 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,270 females per 1000 males. The village covers 85.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sawara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 85.95 hectares
Population 84
Male Population 37
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,270
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 Sawara compares

By the 2011 count Sawara is the 142nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 85.95 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Sawara

Sawara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sawara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sawara from other places

Sawara lies about 42 km from Dehradun. 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 Sawara
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 13 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 30 km
District headquarters Dehradun 42 km

Villages closest to Sawara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sawara village had a population of 84. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Sawara village has 37 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sawara has about 1270 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Sawara is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sawara covers 85.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sawara falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sawara 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 Sawara.

Sawara is about 42 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sawara is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 13 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 30 km away. Dehradun is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ara (under 2 km), Saradi (under 2 km) and Bohari (1.7 km).

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

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