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Cherwa Population - Giridih, Jharkhand

Cherwa is a large village located in Gawan Block of Giridih district, Jharkhand with total 397 families residing. The Cherwa village has population of 2546 of which 1267 are males while 1279 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Cherwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 505 which makes up 19.84 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Cherwa village is 1009 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Cherwa as per census is 973, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Cherwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Cherwa village was 46.89 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Cherwa Male literacy stands at 64.79 % while female literacy rate was 29.32 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Cherwa 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 Cherwa village.

Cherwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 397 - -
Population 2,546 1,267 1,279
Child (0-6) 505 256 249
Schedule Caste 614 302 312
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 46.89 % 64.79 % 29.32 %
Total Workers 1,240 685 555
Main Worker 622 - -
Marginal Worker 618 180 438

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.12 % of total population in Cherwa village. The village Cherwa currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Cherwa village out of total population, 1240 were engaged in work activities. 50.16 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.84 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1240 workers engaged in Main Work, 211 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 148 were Agricultural labourer.