Sahwa Population, Caste, Working Data Saran, Bihar - Census 2011
Sahwa is a village situated in Ishupur block of Saran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 908 families residing in the village Sahwa. The total population of Sahwa is 5,872 out of which 2,941 are males and 2,931 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahwa is 997.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahwa village is 1030 which is 18% of the total population. There are 547 male children and 483 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahwa is 883 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (997) of Sahwa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahwa is 62.1%. Thus Sahwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Saran district. The male literacy rate is 71.93% and the female literacy rate is 52.41% in Sahwa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sahwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sahwa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sahwa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,030 | 547 | 483 |
| Literacy | 62.06% | 71.93% | 52.41% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,405 | 721 | 684 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Illiterate | 2,867 | 1,219 | 1,648 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Sahwa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sahwa village out of total population, 1,263 were engaged in work activities. 42.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,263 workers engaged in Main Work, 310 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 169 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 536 | 508 | 28 |
| Cultivators | 310 | 297 | 13 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 169 | 161 | 8 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 52 | 45 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 727 | 676 | 51 |
| Non Working | 4,609 | 1,757 | 2,852 |
Nearby Villages to Sahwa,
Below are the list of villages near Sahwa village in Ishupur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Nawada | 3,175 |
| Salempur | 3,503 |
| gangoi | 2,080 |
| Nipanian | 4,674 |
| Chanpurwa | 2,652 |
| Jerha | 4,366 |
| Bhagwanpur | 1,510 |
| Agauthar Sundar | 3,510 |
| Piarepur | 3,500 |
| Agauthar Nanda | 2,702 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sahwa, Saran, Bihar - Wikipedia