Village · Barachatti, Gaya # Sewai Sewai is a village in Barachatti sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,824 people in 304 households, the 23rd largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%. - 1,824 people (2011) - 304 households - 41.3% literacy - 1,018 females per 1,000 males ## Sewai PIN code and other codes Sewai falls in Barachatti sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Bumer - Community development block Barachatti - Census village code 257390 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sewai from nearby towns? - Barachatti (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 48 km by road - Gaya (nearest town) 48 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sewai? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Sewai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shob - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water and hand pumps Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sewai known for? The main crops are paddy. About 75% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sewai Of every 100 households in Sewai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sewai · ■ Barachatti rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 17% - Toilet within the home 0% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 86% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 5% 28% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 95% - Use banking services 28% 44% - Television 2% 10% - Mobile phone 40% 48% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 4% 6% - Car / jeep / van 2% 1% - None of these assets 41% 32% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sewai? ■ Sewai · ■ Barachatti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 41.3% 58.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1018 967 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1098 970 - Working population 39.0% 45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.6% for men and 28.9% for women. 50% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 217 (31%) · ■ Farm labourers 68 (10%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 19 (3%) · ■ Marginal 404 (57%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barachatti - Barawadih 1,886 people - Jaigir 1,866 people - Hahesanri 1,854 people - Padam Chak 1,854 people - Rebda 1,789 people - Dhamna 1,773 people - Darbar 1,706 people - Gobaria 1,615 people All 158 villages in Barachatti ## Quick answers - How far is Sewai from Gaya? 48 km by road - What is the population of Sewai? 1,824 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sewai in? Gaya district (Barachatti sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sewai? 41.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/barachatti/sewai/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.