Sarsawa Population, Caste, Working Data Kangra, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Sarsawa is a village situated in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 180 families residing in the village Sarsawa. The total population of Sarsawa is 819 out of which 402 are males and 417 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sarsawa is 1,037.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sarsawa village is 93 which is 11% of the total population. There are 47 male children and 46 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sarsawa is 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,037) of Sarsawa village.

Population
819
Families
180
Literacy
79.61%
Sex Ratio
1,037

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sarsawa is 79.6%. Thus Sarsawa village has higher literacy rate compared to 76.3% of Kangra district. The male literacy rate is 88.17% and the female literacy rate is 71.43% in Sarsawa village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sarsawa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Sarsawa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 93 47 46
Literacy 79.61% 88.17% 71.43%
Scheduled Caste 307 156 151
Scheduled Tribe 107 50 57
Illiterate 241 89 152

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.1% of total population in Sarsawa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sarsawa village out of total population, 323 were engaged in work activities. 58.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 323 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 190 142 48
Cultivators 11 8 3
Agriculture Labourer 11 10 1
Household Industries 21 2 19
Other Workers 147 122 25
Marginal Workers 133 79 54
Non Working 496 181 315

Nearby Villages to Sarsawa,

Below are the list of villages near Sarsawa village in Palampur.

Village Population
Gawal Tikkar 446
Purani Palam 676
Kund 465
Dharman 323
Rajehr 421
Odar 217
Kapain 29
Sungal 599
Gadiara 300
Mat 826

Reference