# Sherwa Village, Chakia, Chandauli (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Chakia, Chandauli 

# Sherwa

Sherwa is a village in Chakia sub-district of Chandauli district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **139 people in 18 households**, the 442nd largest of 531 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.

- 139people (2011)
- 18households
- 91.3%literacy
- 1,014females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherwa

Of every 100 households in Sherwa in 2011, 94 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 33 a car.

■ Sherwa · ■ Chakia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**96%

Use banking services ****100%**

**80%

Television ****72%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****33%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**14%

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 Sherwa?

■ Sherwa · ■ Chakia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**66.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**924

Working population ****28.1%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 89.1% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (64%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (3%) · **■** Other work 12 (31%)

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 Chakia

- Pathraulia142 people
- Badh Bhoka141 people
- Pandi141 people
- Jahanpur140 people
- Gidhawa137 people
- Bijdhar135 people
- Nikandopur135 people
- Dhankuawari Khurd134 people

[All 623 villages in Chakia](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/chandauli/chakia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherwa?139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherwa in?Chandauli district (Chakia sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherwa?91.3% (Census 2011)