Sawat observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.
By population, Sawat ranks #2 of 59 villages in Chhorahi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sawat is a village of 7,808 people in 1,554 households (Census 2011) in Chhorahi block, Begusarai district, Bihar, the 2nd-largest of 59 villages in Chhorahi block. Literacy is 54%, 3 points above the block average of 51% and the sex ratio is 939 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 848202, served by Meghaul post office; the LGD village code is 237464. The sarpanch is Kajal Kumari , and the village votes in Saharsa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Indrajeet Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 9,206 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sawant →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawat · this village | 7,808 | 54% | — |
| Matihani · Chhorahi | 2,634 | 60% | — |
| Bakhadda · Chhorahi | 2,579 | 52% | — |
| Patahi · Chhorahi | 1,172 | 52% | — |
| Bad Bakhadda · Chhorahi | 1,039 | 54% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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