# Cherwa Village, Gawan, Giridih (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gawan, Giridih 

# Cherwa

Cherwa is a village in Gawan sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815313**. The 2011 Census counted **2,546 people in 397 households**, the 11th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.9%.

- 2,546people (2011)
- 397households
- 46.9%literacy
- 815313PIN code

## Cherwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Cherwa is 815313.** Cherwa falls in Gawan sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815313
- Gram panchayatSerua
- Community development blockGawan
- Census village code350197

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

## How far is Cherwa from nearby towns?

- Gawan (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)86 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)86 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 Cherwa?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Cherwa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 11% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Cherwa

Of every 100 households in Cherwa in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Cherwa · ■ Gawan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**23%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****45%**

**51%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**34%

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 Cherwa?

■ Cherwa · ■ Gawan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**60.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**945

Working population ****48.7%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 29.3% for women. 54% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 211 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (12%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 238 (19%) · **■** Marginal 618 (50%)

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 Gawan

- Malda3,494 people
- Kharsan3,155 people
- Patna2,817 people
- Jagdishpur2,792 people
- Sankh2,421 people
- Badidih2,214 people
- Gadar1,944 people
- Koni1,701 people

[All 160 villages in Gawan](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/gawan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Cherwa?815313
- How far is Cherwa from Giridih?86 km by road
- What is the population of Cherwa?2,546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cherwa in?Giridih district (Gawan sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Cherwa?46.9% (Census 2011)