Sawai (also known as Öt-ka-sip) is a village in the Nicobar district of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. It is located in the Car Nicobar tehsil.
Demographics
Landscape of Sawai village in 1884
According to the 2011 census of India, Sawai has 286 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 86.23%.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1247 | 632 | 615 |
| Children aged below 6 years | 172 | 86 | 86 |
| Scheduled caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled tribe | 1212 | 614 | 598 |
| Literates | 927 | 483 | 444 |
| Workers (all) | 822 | 448 | 374 |
| Main workers (total) | 96 | 76 | 20 |
| Main workers: Cultivators | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Main workers: Agricultural labourers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Main workers: Household industry workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Main workers: Other | 92 | 75 | 17 |
| Marginal workers (total) | 726 | 372 | 354 |
| Marginal workers: Cultivators | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Marginal workers: Household industry workers | 259 | 138 | 121 |
| Marginal workers: Others | 461 | 231 | 230 |
| Non-workers | 425 | 184 | 241 |