# Kherwa Village, Jarmundi, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Jarmundi, Dumka 

# Kherwa

Kherwa is a village in Jarmundi sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814141**. The 2011 Census counted **625 people in 134 households**, the 57th largest of 470 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%.

- 625people (2011)
- 134households
- 53.4%literacy
- 814141PIN code

## Kherwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kherwa is 814141.** Kherwa falls in Jarmundi sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814141
- Gram panchayatChorkheda
- Community development blockJarmundi
- Census village code369978

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kherwa from nearby towns?

- Jarmundi (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)31 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)31 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kherwa?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kherwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jarmundi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kherwa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 48% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kherwa

Of every 100 households in Kherwa in 2011, 23 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kherwa · ■ Jarmundi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****27%**

**49%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kherwa?

■ Kherwa · ■ Jarmundi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**58.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**950

Working population ****45.6%**

**49.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 37.5% for women. 48% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 55 (19%) · **■** Marginal 171 (60%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jarmundi

- Domahani641 people
- Kala Dumariya636 people
- Singhni626 people
- Ghartopi625 people
- Nawadih613 people
- Birajpur612 people
- Kanhaiyapur608 people
- Mahubana603 people

[All 512 villages in Jarmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/jarmundi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kherwa?814141
- How far is Kherwa from Dumka?31 km by road
- What is the population of Kherwa?625 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherwa in?Dumka district (Jarmundi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kherwa?53.4% (Census 2011)