Sarsawa Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Sarsawa is a Nagar Palika Parishad city situated in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. The Sarsawa city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,353 families residing in the Sarsawa city. The total population of Sarsawa is 18,956 out of which 10,076 are males and 8,880 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sarsawa is 881.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sarsawa city is 2466 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1355 male children and 1111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sarsawa is 820 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (881).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sarsawa is 79.4%. Thus Sarsawa has higher literacy rate compared to 70.5% of Saharanpur district. The male literacy rate is 85.21% and the female literacy rate is 72.88% in Sarsawa.

Sarsawa Nagar Palika Parishad has total administration over 3,353 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Palika Parishad limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Sarsawa Nagar Palika Parishad

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sarsawa Nagar Palika Parishad.

Total Male Female
Children 2,466 1,355 1,111
Literacy 79.4% 73.7% 63.8%
Scheduled Caste 3,110 1,664 1,446
Scheduled Tribe 4 1 3
Illiterate 5,863 2,645 3,218

Caste-wise Population - Sarsawa

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sarsawa.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,110 1,664 1,446
Schedule Tribe 4 1 3

Religion-wise Population - Sarsawa

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sarsawa is 11,370 which is 59.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sarsawa is 7,022 which is 37.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sarsawa as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,370 (59.98%) 6,124 5,246
Muslim 7,022 (37.04%) 3,666 3,356
Christian 52 (0.27%) 25 27
Sikh 178 (0.94%) 90 88
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 330 (1.74%) 169 161
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.02%) 2 2

Literacy Rate - Sarsawa

The total literacy rate of Sarsawa was 79.4% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 13,093 literates, males were 7,431 while females were 5,662. Also the male literacy rate was 85.21% and the female literacy rate was 72.88% in Sarsawa.

  Sarsawa Uttar Pradesh
Female 72.88% 57.18%
Male 85.21% 77.28%
Total 79.4% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Sarsawa

The Sex Ratio of Sarsawa is 881. Thus per every 1000 men there were 881 females in Sarsawa. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 820 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 881 ) of Sarsawa.

Child Population - Sarsawa

According to Census 2011, there were 2,466 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sarsawa. Out of which 1,355 were male while 1,111 were female.

Working Population - Sarsawa

In Sarsawa Nagar Palika Parishad out of total population, 5,678 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,678 workers engaged in Main Work, 460 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 531 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,666 4,274 392
Cultivators 460 446 14
Agriculture Labourer 531 469 62
Household Industries 126 111 15
Other Workers 3,549 3,248 301
Marginal Workers 1,012 737 275
Non Working 13,278 5,065 8,213

Sarsawa Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Sarsawa is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 460 52.4% 933
2 Ward No - 2 844 60.8% 867
3 Ward No - 3 966 68.3% 865
4 Ward No - 4 1,027 75.9% 898
5 Ward No - 5 651 75.3% 818
6 Ward No - 6 1,139 67.7% 846
7 Ward No - 7 705 76.5% 911
8 Ward No - 8 626 80.4% 1,026
9 Ward No - 9 1,007 81.2% 838
10 Ward No - 10 644 72.8% 1,000
11 Ward No - 11 1,540 49.9% 847
12 Ward No - 12 574 69.3% 966
13 Ward No - 13 802 85.8% 878
14 Ward No - 14 565 80.7% 799
15 Ward No - 15 617 76.3% 864
16 Ward No - 16 516 58.9% 863
17 Ward No - 17 734 62% 921
18 Ward No - 18 1,154 63.3% 898
19 Ward No - 19 649 74.6% 892
20 Ward No - 20 1,209 43.7% 849
21 Ward No - 21 635 67.2% 966
22 Ward No - 22 661 82.1% 806
23 Ward No - 23 498 86.9% 872
24 Ward No - 24 454 82.4% 876
25 Ward No - 25 279 89.6% 924

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