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Herhanj Population - Gaya, Bihar

Herhanj is a medium size village located in Imamganj Block of Gaya district, Bihar with total 167 families residing. The Herhanj village has population of 995 of which 496 are males while 499 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Herhanj village population of children with age 0-6 is 227 which makes up 22.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Herhanj village is 1006 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Herhanj as per census is 1121, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Herhanj village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Herhanj village was 50.13 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Herhanj Male literacy stands at 59.64 % while female literacy rate was 40.37 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Herhanj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Herhanj village.

Herhanj Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 167 - -
Population 995 496 499
Child (0-6) 227 107 120
Schedule Caste 103 50 53
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 50.13 % 59.64 % 40.37 %
Total Workers 321 206 115
Main Worker 130 - -
Marginal Worker 191 103 88

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.35 % of total population in Herhanj village. The village Herhanj currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Herhanj village out of total population, 321 were engaged in work activities. 40.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 321 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 67 were Agricultural labourer.