Sawai, Car Nicobar

Sawai Öt-ka-sip
village
Sawai Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
Sawai Location in India
Coordinates: 9°12′42″N 92°43′40″E / 9.211778°N 92.727742°ECoordinates: 9°12′42″N 92°43′40″E / 9.211778°N 92.727742°E
Country	India
State	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
District	Nicobar
Tehsil	Car Nicobar
Population (2011)
• Total	1,247
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Census code	645014

Sawai is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Car Nicobar tehsil.^[1]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Sawai has 286 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 86.23%.^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	1247	632	615
Children aged below 6 years	172	86	86
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1212	614	598
Literates	927	483	444
Workers (all)	822	448	374
Main workers (total)	96	76	20
Main workers: Cultivators	3	1	2
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Main workers: Household industry workers	1	0	1
Main workers: Other	92	75	17
Marginal workers (total)	726	372	354
Marginal workers: Cultivators	3	1	2
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	3	2	1
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	259	138	121
Marginal workers: Others	461	231	230
Non-workers	425	184	241

References

1. "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
2. "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 2015-07-21.