# Kherua Village, Patamda, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/patamda/kherua/ Village · Patamda, Purbi Singhbhum # Kherua Kherua is a village in Patamda sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,163 people in 438 households**, the 8th largest of 84 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%. - 2,163people (2011) - 438households - 58.8%literacy - 832105PIN code ## Kherua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kherua is 832105.** Kherua falls in Patamda sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. - PIN code832105 - Gram panchayatKherua - Community development blockPatamda - Census village code363213 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kherua from nearby towns? - Jamshedpur (district HQ)25 km by road - Mango (nearest town)23 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 Kherua? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kherua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Patamdah - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamseadpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamseadpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Kherua known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 52% of the 816 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Kherua Of every 100 households in Kherua in 2011, 37 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kherua · ■ Patamda rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **38% Toilet within the home ****8%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **93% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****43%** **45% Television ****10%** **9% Mobile phone ****30%** **26% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Kherua? ■ Kherua · ■ Patamda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%** **59.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **953 Working population ****57.9%** **50.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.1% for men and 45.2% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 257 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (3%) · **■** Marginal 931 (74%) 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 Patamda - Lawa2,487 people - Kumir2,378 people - Bankuchia2,243 people - Kamalpur2,192 people - Uriya2,128 people - Aguidangra2,063 people - Mahulbani Or Jadunathpur1,962 people - Poklabera1,689 people [All 89 villages in Patamda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/patamda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kherua?832105 - How far is Kherua from Jamshedpur?25 km by road - What is the population of Kherua?2,163 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kherua in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Patamda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kherua?58.8% (Census 2011)