Kerwa Population, Caste, Working Data Garhwa, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kerwa is a village situated in Ramkanda block of Garhwa district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 173 families residing in the village Kerwa. The total population of Kerwa is 862 out of which 437 are males and 425 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kerwa is 973.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kerwa village is 186 which is 22% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 89 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kerwa is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Kerwa village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kerwa is 45.6%. Thus Kerwa village has a lower literacy rate compared to 49.4% of Garhwa district. The male literacy rate is 57.06% and the female literacy rate is 33.93% in Kerwa village.

Population
862
Families
173
Literacy
45.56%
Sex Ratio
973

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kerwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Kerwa Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kerwa village.

Total Male Female
Children 186 97 89
Literacy 45.56% 57.06% 33.93%
Scheduled Caste 332 170 162
Scheduled Tribe 294 147 147
Illiterate 554 243 311

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 34.1% of total population in Kerwa village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kerwa village out of total population, 438 were engaged in work activities. 92.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 438 workers engaged in Main Work, 244 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 108 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 406 205 201
Cultivators 244 118 126
Agriculture Labourer 108 52 56
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 51 33 18
Marginal Workers 32 15 17
Non Working 424 217 207

Map of Kerwa, Garhwa, Jharkhand


Nearby Villages to Kerwa, Ramkanda

Below are the list of villages near Kerwa village in Ramkanda.

Village Population
Rohra 986
Baligarh 1,640
Ramkanda 7,270
Gobardaha 1,356
Murhi 815
Birajpur 1,595
Mangrahi 2,373
Kuswar 1,038
Raksi 3,089
Tetardih 620

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