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Khawa Population - Giridih, Jharkhand

Khawa is a large village located in Giridih Block of Giridih district, Jharkhand with total 407 families residing. The Khawa village has population of 2822 of which 1496 are males while 1326 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Khawa village population of children with age 0-6 is 533 which makes up 18.89 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Khawa village is 886 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Khawa as per census is 807, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Khawa village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Khawa village was 55.48 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Khawa Male literacy stands at 69.69 % while female literacy rate was 39.80 %.

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

Khawa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 407 - -
Population 2,822 1,496 1,326
Child (0-6) 533 295 238
Schedule Caste 423 219 204
Schedule Tribe 92 57 35
Literacy 55.48 % 69.69 % 39.80 %
Total Workers 1,138 728 410
Main Worker 423 - -
Marginal Worker 715 346 369

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.99 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.26 % of total population in Khawa village.

Work Profile

In Khawa village out of total population, 1138 were engaged in work activities. 37.17 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.83 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1138 workers engaged in Main Work, 246 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 75 were Agricultural labourer.