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Chherua Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Chherua is a large village located in Midnapore Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 532 families residing. The Chherua village has population of 2386 of which 1213 are males while 1173 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chherua village population of children with age 0-6 is 442 which makes up 18.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chherua village is 967 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Chherua as per census is 1065, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Chherua village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Chherua village was 64.04 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Chherua Male literacy stands at 75.48 % while female literacy rate was 51.96 %.

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

Chherua Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 532 - -
Population 2,386 1,213 1,173
Child (0-6) 442 214 228
Schedule Caste 57 28 29
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 64.04 % 75.48 % 51.96 %
Total Workers 747 705 42
Main Worker 716 - -
Marginal Worker 31 27 4

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.39 % of total population in Chherua village. The village Chherua currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Chherua village out of total population, 747 were engaged in work activities. 95.85 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.15 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 747 workers engaged in Main Work, 194 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 315 were Agricultural labourer.