Sawai (also known as Öt-ka-sip) is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Car Nicobar tehsil.[1]
Sawai
Öt-ka-sip | |
|---|---|
village | |
  Sawai Location in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India  Sawai Sawai (India) | |
| Coordinates: 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 | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Census code | 645014 |
Demographics
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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]
| 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
edit- ^ "Andaman and Nicobar Islands villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook - Andaman & Nicobar Islands" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Retrieved 21 July 2015.