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Sawanta Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Sawanta is a medium size village located in Jaswan Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 63 families residing. The Sawanta village has population of 342 of which 187 are males while 155 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Sawanta village population of children with age 0-6 is 30 which makes up 8.77 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Sawanta village is 829 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Sawanta as per census is 667, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Sawanta village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Sawanta village was 87.82 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Sawanta Male literacy stands at 89.94 % while female literacy rate was 85.31 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Sawanta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Sawanta village.

Sawanta Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 63 - -
Population 342 187 155
Child (0-6) 30 18 12
Schedule Caste 70 43 27
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 87.82 % 89.94 % 85.31 %
Total Workers 193 99 94
Main Worker 42 - -
Marginal Worker 151 62 89

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.47 % of total population in Sawanta village. The village Sawanta currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Sawanta village out of total population, 193 were engaged in work activities. 21.76 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 78.24 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 193 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.