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About Sweel Village

Sweel is a mid sized village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 561, made up of 285 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sweel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sweel village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 99.57 hectares
Population 561
Male Population 285
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
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 Sweel compares

By the 2011 count Sweel is the 21st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 99.57 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Sweel

Sweel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sweel 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 Shikaru, Shreekot, Sukdala and Sunali. 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 Sweel

As per the Census of India 2011, Sweel village had a population of 561. That makes it the 21st largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Sweel village has 285 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sweel has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Sweel is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sweel covers 99.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sweel falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Sweel 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 Sweel.

Sweel is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi 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 Sweel today is likely to be higher.

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