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

Kherua is a village situated in Sainthia block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 359 families residing in the village Kherua. The total population of Kherua is 1,402 out of which 732 are males and 670 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kherua is 915.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kherua village is 202 which is 14% of the total population. There are 109 male children and 93 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kherua is 853 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (915) of Kherua village.

Population
1,402
Families
359
Literacy
69.92%
Sex Ratio
915

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kherua is 69.9%. Thus Kherua village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 78.01% and the female literacy rate is 61.18% in Kherua village.

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

Kherua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 202 109 93
Literacy 69.92% 78.01% 61.18%
Scheduled Caste 633 341 292
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 563 246 317

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kherua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kherua village out of total population, 498 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 498 workers engaged in Main Work, 98 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 270 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 449 430 19
Cultivators 98 98 0
Agriculture Labourer 270 265 5
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 80 66 14
Marginal Workers 49 11 38
Non Working 904 291 613

Nearby Villages to Kherua,

Below are the list of villages near Kherua village in Sainthia.

Village Population
Balia Chandi 456
Kalora 237
Uttar Naogaon 679
Chak Dhara 305
Kustor 499
Uttar Amarpur 1,192
Netur 766
Masadda 732
Pariharpur 1,336
Nahana 206

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