Sewai Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sewai is a village situated in Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 499 families residing in the village Sewai. The total population of Sewai is 2,082 out of which 1,086 are males and 996 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sewai is 917.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sewai village is 211 which is 10% of the total population. There are 111 male children and 100 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sewai is 901 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Sewai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sewai is 66.6%. Thus Sewai village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 74.87% and the female literacy rate is 57.7% in Sewai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sewai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sewai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sewai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 211 | 111 | 100 |
| Literacy | 66.65% | 74.87% | 57.7% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,159 | 613 | 546 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 446 | 227 | 219 |
| Illiterate | 835 | 356 | 479 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 55.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.4% of total population in Sewai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sewai village out of total population, 880 were engaged in work activities. 96.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 880 workers engaged in Main Work, 259 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 397 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 849 | 641 | 208 |
| Cultivators | 259 | 244 | 15 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 397 | 303 | 94 |
| Household Industries | 102 | 20 | 82 |
| Other Workers | 91 | 74 | 17 |
| Marginal Workers | 31 | 18 | 13 |
| Non Working | 1,202 | 427 | 775 |
Nearby Villages to Sewai,
Below are the list of villages near Sewai village in Balurghat.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Chak Basanta | 165 |
| Baniakuri | 658 |
| Harigaon | 1,050 |
| Chak Taher | 92 |
| Karimgutin | 284 |
| Chak Daulat | 136 |
| Jotgopal | 858 |
| Kaigram | 1,826 |
| Paschim Thakurpur | 899 |
| Kuchila | 864 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sewai, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia