# Herma Village, Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Gobindpur, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Herma

Herma is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **833201**. The 2011 Census counted **865 people in 155 households**, the 36th largest of 246 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 865people (2011)
- 155households
- 59.1%literacy
- 833201PIN code

## Herma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Herma is 833201.** Herma falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code833201
- Gram panchayatHerma
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code379706

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

## How far is Herma from nearby towns?

- Rajnagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Saraikela-Kharsawan (district HQ)16 km by road
- Chaibasa (nearest town)13 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 Herma?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Herma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chaliyama
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarikela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chaibasa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Herma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 39% of the 366 hectares of village land is sown, and 348 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 Herma

Of every 100 households in Herma in 2011, 83 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Herma · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**79%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**5%

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

**1%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****86%**

**61%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Herma?

■ Herma · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821**

**969

Working population ****57.1%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 46.6% for women. 53% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 170 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 294 (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 Gobindpur

- Tangarjora894 people
- Gobardhan887 people
- Patahesal879 people
- Sosomuli878 people
- Kolabaria865 people
- Jonbani860 people
- Batarbera847 people
- Bandu829 people

[All 254 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Herma?833201
- How far is Herma from Saraikela-Kharsawan?16 km by road
- What is the population of Herma?865 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Herma in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Herma?59.1% (Census 2011)