# Sewai Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Sewai

Sewai is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,082 people in 499 households**, the 16th largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 2,082people (2011)
- 499households
- 66.6%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sewai

Of every 100 households in Sewai in 2011, 21 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Sewai · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**65%

Tap water ****3%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****41%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**26%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 is the population of Sewai?

■ Sewai · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**965

Working population ****42.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 57.7% for women. 61% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 397 (45%) · **■** Household industry 102 (12%) · **■** Other work 91 (10%) · **■** Marginal 31 (4%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Balurghat

- Uttar Roypur2,279 people
- Barakali2,209 people
- Mallikpur2,164 people
- Sarangoan2,115 people
- Durllabhpur2,046 people
- Dangi2,041 people
- Panditpur1,932 people
- Hazipur1,900 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sewai?2,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sewai in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Sewai?66.6% (Census 2011)