# Kherwani Village, Dhanwar, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/kherwani/ Village · Dhanwar, Giridih # Kherwani Kherwani is a village in Dhanwar sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825412**. The 2011 Census counted **1,092 people in 148 households**, the 72nd largest of 279 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%. - 1,092people (2011) - 148households - 71.2%literacy - 825412PIN code ## Kherwani PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kherwani is 825412.** Kherwani falls in Dhanwar sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand. - PIN code825412 - Gram panchayatJari Singha - Community development blockDhanwar - Census village code351114 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kherwani from nearby towns? - Dhanwar (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Giridih (district HQ)41 km by road - Giridih (nearest town)41 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 Kherwani? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kherwani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gangapur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gangapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Giridih - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Kherwani known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 9% of the 234 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Kherwani Of every 100 households in Kherwani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kherwani · ■ Dhanwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **18% Toilet within the home ****5%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **93% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **88% Use banking services ****81%** **57% Television ****1%** **9% Mobile phone ****74%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****20%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **13% 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 Kherwani? ■ Kherwani · ■ Dhanwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%** **64.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****586** **946 Working population ****50.2%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 56.4% for women. 45% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Household industry 43 (8%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 450 (82%) 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 Dhanwar - Dumardiha1,115 people - Khorimahua1,112 people - Mayaramtola1,094 people - Gadi1,092 people - Kusumbhai1,072 people - Budhuadih1,071 people - Rajodih1,065 people - Siramdih1,050 people [All 297 villages in Dhanwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/dhanwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kherwani?825412 - How far is Kherwani from Giridih?41 km by road - What is the population of Kherwani?1,092 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kherwani in?Giridih district (Dhanwar sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kherwani?71.2% (Census 2011)