Kherwa Population, Caste, Working Data Sahibganj, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kherwa is a village situated in Barhait block of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 415 families residing in the village Kherwa. The total population of Kherwa is 2,333 out of which 1,176 are males and 1,157 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kherwa is 984.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kherwa village is 483 which is 21% of the total population. There are 241 male children and 242 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kherwa is 1,004 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (984) of Kherwa village.

Population
2,333
Families
415
Literacy
35.51%
Sex Ratio
984

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kherwa is 35.5%. Thus Kherwa village has lower literacy rate compared to 42% of Sahibganj district. The male literacy rate is 44.17% and the female literacy rate is 26.67% in Kherwa village.

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

Kherwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 483 241 242
Literacy 35.51% 44.17% 26.67%
Scheduled Caste 64 35 29
Scheduled Tribe 654 310 344
Illiterate 1,676 763 913

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28% of total population in Kherwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kherwa village out of total population, 961 were engaged in work activities. 37.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 961 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 142 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 357 289 68
Cultivators 60 47 13
Agriculture Labourer 142 124 18
Household Industries 18 18 0
Other Workers 137 100 37
Marginal Workers 604 264 340
Non Working 1,372 623 749

Nearby Villages to Kherwa,

Below are the list of villages near Kherwa village in Barhait.

Village Population
Dumaria 947
Ssrjamghutu 765
Rohra 1,490
Dhabna 40
Chandrapura 150
Asanjori 73
Asanbani 399
Amtola 148
Sagle 50
Mahuatanr 72

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