Village · Car Nicobar, Nicobars
# Sawai

Sawai is a village in Car Nicobar sub-district of Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The 2011 Census counted 1,247 people in 286 households, the 5th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.4%.
- 1,247 people (2011)
- 286 households
- 86.2% literacy
- 973 females per 1,000 males

## Sawai PIN code and other codes

Sawai falls in Car Nicobar sub-district, Nicobars district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Community development block Car Nicobar
- Census village code 645014

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sawai from nearby towns?
- Port Blair (nearest town) 278 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sawai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Sawai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Port Blair
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Big Lapathy
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sawai known for?

The main crops are copra and arecanut.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sawai

Of every 100 households in Sawai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sawai · ■ Car Nicobar rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 94%
- Toilet within the home 82% 87%
- No toilet (open defecation) 15% 12%
- Tap water 86% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 80% 70%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 50% 35%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 50% 58%
- Use banking services 97% 92%
- Television 59% 43%
- Mobile phone 69% 57%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 32% 25%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 3%
- None of these assets 3% 10%
- Own their home 99% 89%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sawai?

■ Sawai · ■ Car Nicobar rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 86.2% 79.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 833
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 964
- Working population 65.9% 49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 83.9% for women. 71% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 3 (0%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 92 (11%) · ■ Marginal 726 (88%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Car Nicobar
- Perka 2,527 people
- Malacca 1,637 people
- Mus 1,553 people
- Tamaloo 1,515 people
- Arong 1,194 people
- Kinyuka 1,120 people
- Big Lapati 1,098 people
- Chuckchucha 1,021 people

All 16 villages in Car Nicobar

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Sawai? 1,247 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawai in? Nicobars district (Car Nicobar sub-district), Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- What is the literacy rate of Sawai? 86.2% (Census 2011)

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