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

Kherwa is a village situated in Mandro block of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 300 families residing in the village Kherwa. The total population of Kherwa is 1,378 out of which 678 are males and 700 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kherwa is 1,032.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kherwa village is 246 which is 18% of the total population. There are 124 male children and 122 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kherwa is 984 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,032) of Kherwa village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kherwa is 32.2%. Thus Kherwa village has a lower literacy rate compared to 42% of Sahibganj district. The male literacy rate is 43.14% and the female literacy rate is 21.63% in Kherwa village.

Population
1,378
Families
300
Literacy
32.16%
Sex Ratio
1,032

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 246 124 122
Literacy 32.16% 43.14% 21.63%
Scheduled Caste 16 5 11
Scheduled Tribe 1,342 664 678
Illiterate 1,014 439 575

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 97.4% of total population in Kherwa village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kherwa village out of total population, 633 were engaged in work activities. 52.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 633 workers engaged in Main Work, 197 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 89 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 330 284 46
Cultivators 197 183 14
Agriculture Labourer 89 70 19
Household Industries 5 1 4
Other Workers 39 30 9
Marginal Workers 303 69 234
Non Working 745 325 420

Map of Kherwa, Sahibganj, Jharkhand


Nearby Villages to Kherwa, Mandro

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

Village Population
Chatni 171
Sirsa 841
Soonjhar 87
Gorapariharpur 829
Khaira 373
Amjhor 102
Bacha 2,298
Jhirikbhita 96
Dhobna 308
Amrapatharghata 232

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