Jerha Population, Caste, Working Data Saran, Bihar - Census 2011

Jerha is a village situated in Ishupur block of Saran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 721 families residing in the village Jerha. The total population of Jerha is 4,366 out of which 2,292 are males and 2,074 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jerha is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jerha village is 563 which is 13% of the total population. There are 306 male children and 257 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jerha is 840 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Jerha village.

Population
4,366
Families
721
Literacy
80.65%
Sex Ratio
905

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jerha is 80.6%. Thus Jerha village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Saran district. The male literacy rate is 89.73% and the female literacy rate is 70.72% in Jerha village.

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

Jerha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 563 306 257
Literacy 80.65% 89.73% 70.72%
Scheduled Caste 341 185 156
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,299 510 789

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jerha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jerha village out of total population, 1,150 were engaged in work activities. 72.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,150 workers engaged in Main Work, 377 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 127 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 836 779 57
Cultivators 377 352 25
Agriculture Labourer 127 111 16
Household Industries 15 11 4
Other Workers 317 305 12
Marginal Workers 314 246 68
Non Working 3,216 1,267 1,949

Nearby Villages to Jerha,

Below are the list of villages near Jerha village in Ishupur.

Village Population
Nipanian 4,674
Agauthar Sundar 3,510
Salempur 3,503
Agauthar Nanda 2,702
Sahwa 5,872
Mahuli 4,108
Nawada 3,175
Afzalpur 964
gangoi 2,080
Chanpurwa 2,652

Reference