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Census town · Census 2011 · code 369184

Sewai population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jharkhand, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population7,874people
Households1,565PCA households
Literacy rate92.2%% of people aged 7+
Work participation23.2%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,8744,1753,699
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6660375285
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,6513,7052,946
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.2%97.5%86.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople611325286
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople879457422
Total workersCensus workers1,8271,691136
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population23.2%40.5%3.68%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,7711,644127
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months56479
Non-workerspeople6,0472,4843,563

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13168; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,565 households and 7,874 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.5% for males and 86.29% for females.
  • Of 1,827 workers, 96.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10
Agricultural labourers302
Household industry workers358
Other workers1,70546

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Sewai (CT)361026647,874

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.