Kherua Population, Caste, Working Data Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kherua is a village situated in Patamda block of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 438 families residing in the village Kherua. The total population of Kherua is 2,163 out of which 1,096 are males and 1,067 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kherua is 974.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kherua village is 314 which is 15% of the total population. There are 163 male children and 151 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kherua is 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Kherua village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kherua is 58.8%. Thus Kherua village has a lower literacy rate compared to 65.7% of Purbi Singhbhum district. The male literacy rate is 72.13% and the female literacy rate is 45.2% in Kherua village.

Population
2,163
Families
438
Literacy
58.79%
Sex Ratio
974

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 314 163 151
Literacy 58.79% 72.13% 45.2%
Scheduled Caste 9 3 6
Scheduled Tribe 1,257 633 624
Illiterate 1,076 423 653

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 58.1% of total population in Kherua village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kherua village out of total population, 1,253 were engaged in work activities. 25.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,253 workers engaged in Main Work, 257 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 322 260 62
Cultivators 257 206 51
Agriculture Labourer 21 14 7
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 42 38 4
Marginal Workers 931 365 566
Non Working 910 471 439

Map of Kherua, Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand


Nearby Villages to Kherua, Patamda

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

Village Population
Bamani 1,109
Lekro 428
Kundrukocha 246
Champir 291
Gobarghusi 1,482
Barudih 742
Sari 1,185
Dhusra 993
Bataluka 573
Pawanpur 865

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