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Kherua Population - Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Kherua is a medium size village located in Baharagora Block of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 173 families residing. The Kherua village has population of 889 of which 464 are males while 425 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kherua village population of children with age 0-6 is 120 which makes up 13.50 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kherua village is 916 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kherua as per census is 935, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kherua village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kherua village was 82.70 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kherua Male literacy stands at 93.03 % while female literacy rate was 71.39 %.

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

Kherua Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 173 - -
Population 889 464 425
Child (0-6) 120 62 58
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 27 17 10
Literacy 82.70 % 93.03 % 71.39 %
Total Workers 347 291 56
Main Worker 49 - -
Marginal Worker 298 246 52

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 3.04 % of total population in Kherua village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kherua village of Purbi Singhbhum.

Work Profile

In Kherua village out of total population, 347 were engaged in work activities. 14.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 85.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 347 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.