Sewai

Sewai
Census Town
Sewai Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 23°37′N 85°41′E / 23.61°N 85.68°ECoordinates: 23°37′N 85°41′E / 23.61°N 85.68°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Ramgarh
Population (2011)
• Total	7,874
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Santali
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Website	ramgarh.nic.in

Sewai is a census town in Chitarpur (community development block) of Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Sewai had a population of 7,874. There were 4,175 males and 3,699 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 611 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 879.^[1]

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Sewai had a population of 8,784. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Sewai has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 82%, and female literacy is 68%. In Sewai, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Literacy

As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Sewai was 6,651 out of which 3,705 were males and 2,946 were females,^[1]

Education

• Saraswati Vidyamandir Rajrappa is a Hindi-medium Higher Secondary School located at Sewai. ^[3]
• UPG High School Rajrappa Project is a Hindi-medium Secondary School at Sewai.^[4]

Economy

Rajrappa open cast mine and Rajrappa washery are operational under Rajrappa Area of Central Coalfields Limited.^[5]

References

1. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
3. "Saraswati Vidyamandir Rajrappa". All India Facts. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
4. "UPG High School Rajrappa Project". Studyapt. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
5. "Areas". Rajrappa. CCL. Retrieved 16 December 2015.