Heruka Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Heruka is a village situated in Mohammad Bazar block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 510 families residing in the village Heruka. The total population of Heruka is 2,139 out of which 1,061 are males and 1,078 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Heruka is 1,016.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Heruka village is 232 which is 11% of the total population. There are 104 male children and 128 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Heruka is 1,231 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,016) of Heruka village.

Population
2,139
Families
510
Literacy
74.31%
Sex Ratio
1,016

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Heruka is 74.3%. Thus Heruka village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 78.06% and the female literacy rate is 70.53% in Heruka village.

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

Heruka Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 232 104 128
Literacy 74.31% 78.06% 70.53%
Scheduled Caste 211 109 102
Scheduled Tribe 42 22 20
Illiterate 722 314 408

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Heruka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Heruka village out of total population, 677 were engaged in work activities. 32.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 677 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 219 203 16
Cultivators 66 66 0
Agriculture Labourer 24 24 0
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 127 111 16
Marginal Workers 458 404 54
Non Working 1,462 454 1,008

Nearby Villages to Heruka,

Below are the list of villages near Heruka village in Mohammad Bazar.

Village Population
Jayrampur 848
Sahnagar 1,747
Puranagram 1,924
Kabilpur 2,131
Giripur 307
Gournagar 519
Kharia 1,837
Purusottampur 273
Maldiha 844
Amaipur 252

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