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Sewai Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ramgarh, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Sewai is a Census Town city situated in Chitarpur block of Ramgarh district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,565 families residing in the Sewai city. The total population of Sewai is 7,874 out of which 4,175 are males and 3,699 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sewai is 886.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sewai city is 660 which is 8% of the total population. There are 375 male children and 285 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sewai is 760 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (886).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sewai is 92.2%. Thus Sewai has higher literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ramgarh district. The male literacy rate is 97.5% and the female literacy rate is 86.29% in Sewai.

Sewai Census Town has total administration over 1,565 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sewai Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sewai Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 660 375 285
Literacy 92.2% 88.7% 79.6%
Scheduled Caste 611 325 286
Scheduled Tribe 879 457 422
Illiterate 1,223 470 753

Caste-wise Population - Sewai

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.2% of total population in Sewai.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 611 325 286
Schedule Tribe 879 457 422

Religion-wise Population - Sewai

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sewai is 6,840 which is 86.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sewai is 829 which is 10.53% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sewai as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,840 (86.87%) 3,641 3,199
Muslim 829 (10.53%) 434 395
Christian 131 (1.66%) 59 72
Sikh 44 (0.56%) 27 17
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 29 (0.37%) 13 16
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Sewai

The total literacy rate of Sewai was 92.2% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 6,651 literates, males were 3,705 while females were 2,946. Also the male literacy rate was 97.5% and the female literacy rate was 86.29% in Sewai.

  Sewai Jharkhand
Female 86.29% 55.42%
Male 97.5% 76.84%
Total 92.2% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Sewai

The Sex Ratio of Sewai is 886. Thus per every 1000 men there were 886 females in Sewai. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 760 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 886 ) of Sewai.

Child Population - Sewai

According to Census 2011, there were 660 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sewai. Out of which 375 were male while 285 were female.

Working Population - Sewai

In Sewai Census Town out of total population, 1,827 were engaged in work activities. 96.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,827 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,771 1,644 127
Cultivators 1 1 0
Agriculture Labourer 30 27 3
Household Industries 35 32 3
Other Workers 1,705 1,584 121
Marginal Workers 56 47 9
Non Working 6,047 2,484 3,563

Sewai Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sewai is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,874 84.5% 886

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