Cherwa Population, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Cherwa is a village situated in Gawan block of Giridih district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 397 families residing in the village Cherwa. The total population of Cherwa is 2,546 out of which 1,267 are males and 1,279 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Cherwa is 1,009.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Cherwa village is 505 which is 20% of the total population. There are 256 male children and 249 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Cherwa is 973 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,009) of Cherwa village.

Population
2,546
Families
397
Literacy
46.89%
Sex Ratio
1,009

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Cherwa is 46.9%. Thus Cherwa village has lower literacy rate compared to 51.3% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 64.79% and the female literacy rate is 29.32% in Cherwa village.

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

Cherwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 505 256 249
Literacy 46.89% 64.79% 29.32%
Scheduled Caste 614 302 312
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,589 612 977

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Cherwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Cherwa village out of total population, 1,240 were engaged in work activities. 50.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,240 workers engaged in Main Work, 211 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 148 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 622 505 117
Cultivators 211 165 46
Agriculture Labourer 148 103 45
Household Industries 25 19 6
Other Workers 238 218 20
Marginal Workers 618 180 438
Non Working 1,306 582 724

Nearby Villages to Cherwa,

Below are the list of villages near Cherwa village in Gawan.

Village Population
Harhara 321
Paharpur 31
Dhanheta 138
Kanikend 177
Ghosi 356
Amtaro 715
Kumhaina 614
Sandha 534
Harla 498
Gawan 7,458

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