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Herum Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Herum is a medium size village located in Panki Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 134 families residing. The Herum village has population of 706 of which 349 are males while 357 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Herum village population of children with age 0-6 is 179 which makes up 25.35 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Herum village is 1023 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Herum as per census is 1106, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Herum village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Herum village was 35.86 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Herum Male literacy stands at 47.73 % while female literacy rate was 23.95 %.

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

Herum Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 134 - -
Population 706 349 357
Child (0-6) 179 85 94
Schedule Caste 48 22 26
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 35.86 % 47.73 % 23.95 %
Total Workers 357 172 185
Main Worker 357 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.80 % of total population in Herum village. The village Herum currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Herum village out of total population, 357 were engaged in work activities. 100.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 357 workers engaged in Main Work, 340 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.