Village · Sarwan, Deoghar # Kherwa Kherwa is a village in Sarwan sub-district of Deoghar district, Jharkhand, PIN code 814150. The 2011 Census counted 61 people in 12 households, the 182nd largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%. - 61 people (2011) - 12 households - 64.7% literacy - 814150 PIN code ## Kherwa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kherwa is 814150. Kherwa falls in Sarwan sub-district, Deoghar district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 814150 - Gram panchayat Bandajori - Community development block Sarwan - Census village code 353952 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kherwa from nearby towns? - Sarwan (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Deoghar (district HQ) 28 km by road - Deoghar (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kherwa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Kherwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Sarwan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Deoghar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dumka - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kherwa known for? The main crops are rice. About 100% of the 8 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kherwa Of every 100 households in Kherwa in 2011, 83 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kherwa · ■ Sarwan rural average - Electricity for lighting 83% 36% - Toilet within the home 0% 3% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 8% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 93% - Use banking services 67% 47% - Television 17% 14% - Mobile phone 17% 42% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 17% 23% - Own their home 100% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kherwa? ■ Kherwa · ■ Sarwan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 64.7% 63.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 906 920 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 955 - Working population 34.4% 41.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 56.0% for women. 53% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 7 (33%) · ■ Other work 4 (19%) · ■ Marginal 5 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sarwan - Koadih 66 people - Dumariya 65 people - Madhusingha 65 people - Badiya 63 people - Madhuwadih 61 people - Kumhradih 60 people - Kusia Bank 53 people - Naukhila Chhit 53 people All 244 villages in Sarwan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kherwa? 814150 - How far is Kherwa from Deoghar? 28 km by road - What is the population of Kherwa? 61 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kherwa in? Deoghar district (Sarwan sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kherwa? 64.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/deoghar/sarwan/kherwa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.