Sarde is an Indian village in the

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Uran Uran is a coastal town and part of Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It lies in the Raigad district, east of Mumbai across the Dharamtar Creek. Uran is primarily a fishing and agriculture village, which has developed into the ...

of the

Raigad District Raigad district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �aːjɡəɖ, previously Colaba fort, Colaba district, is a district in the Konkan division of Maharashtra, India. The district was renamed to Raigad fort, Raigad after the fort that ...

of the Indian state of

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Demographics

As of the 2011 census, Sarde has a total population of 1389. 51% of the population is male, and 10% are aged 0–6. Of the 338 households, 98% belong to the Agri Community where they speak

Agri dialect Agri or Aagri ( mr, आगरी) is a dialect of Maharashtrian Konkani which is spoken by members of the Agri (caste). Although it is commonly seen in comedy shows, it is not merely the language of humour but also the distinct dialect closely rel ...

. 2% are from

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and none from

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. The literacy rate is 73% (67% for females, 79% for males). 45% had a steady job of six or more months at the time of the census (main workers), and 3% a less steady job (marginal workers): of the main workers, 42% were cultivators, 12% agricultural laborers, 2% household industry workers, and 45% other workers.

References

{{Raigad district Villages in Raigad district