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Herthu Population - Nalanda, Bihar

Herthu is a large village located in Islampur Block of Nalanda district, Bihar with total 482 families residing. The Herthu village has population of 2857 of which 1503 are males while 1354 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Herthu village population of children with age 0-6 is 485 which makes up 16.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Herthu village is 901 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Herthu as per census is 948, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Herthu village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Herthu village was 56.70 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Herthu Male literacy stands at 70.41 % while female literacy rate was 41.32 %.

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

Herthu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 482 - -
Population 2,857 1,503 1,354
Child (0-6) 485 249 236
Schedule Caste 477 248 229
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 56.70 % 70.41 % 41.32 %
Total Workers 1,543 924 619
Main Worker 889 - -
Marginal Worker 654 238 416

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.70 % of total population in Herthu village. The village Herthu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Herthu village out of total population, 1543 were engaged in work activities. 57.62 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.38 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1543 workers engaged in Main Work, 136 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 294 were Agricultural labourer.