# Sewai, Ramgarh (Jharkhand) – Town Population, History & Facts

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Town · Ramgarh, Jharkhand 

# Sewai

Sewai is a town in Chitarpur sub-district of Ramgarh district, Jharkhand (census town). The 2011 Census counted **7,874 people** in 1,565 households. Literacy was 92.2%.

- 7,874people (2011)
- 1,565households
- 92.2%literacy
- 886females per 1,000 males

## Population of Sewai

■ Sewai · ■ Ramgarh urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.2%**

**81.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**887

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760**

**903

Working population ****23.2%**

**27.7%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sewai

Of every 100 households in Sewai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 16 a car.

■ Sewai · ■ Ramgarh urban average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**38%

Tap water ****97%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**5%

Use banking services ****98%**

**75%

Television ****92%**

**68%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****66%**

**33%

Car / jeep / van ****16%**

**7%

None of these assets ****1%**

**10%

Own their home ****3%**

**50%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Sewai work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,705 (93%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Farming 31 (2%) · **■** Marginal 56 (3%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How has the population of Sewai changed?

From 8,789 in 2001 to 7,874 in 2011.

**2001

**2011

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Sewai in numbers and road distances

- Density1,304 per km²
- Annual rainfall902 mm
- Temperature range8 °C to 45 °C

### Road distances

- Ranchi (state capital)57 km by road
- Ramgarh (district HQ)22 km by road
- Ranchi (city of 1 lakh+)57 km by road
- Ranchi (city of 5 lakh+)57 km by road
- Maile (railway station)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Sewai

### Civic services

- Pucca roads30 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets1,418
- Water storage10 kl
- Electricity — homes1,463
- Electricity — industry20

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 50 beds · 10 doctors
- ●Dispensaries1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitals3 · 1 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools5 govt · 7 private
- ●Senior secondary schools1 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks3
- Co-operative banks1

**Main manufactured goods:** coal.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sewai?7,874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sewai in?Ramgarh district, Jharkhand
- What was the population of Sewai in 2001?8,789