# Sherwa Village, Chunar, Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Chunar, Mirzapur 

# Sherwa

Sherwa is a village in Chunar sub-district of Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,991 people in 326 households**, the 95th largest of 536 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,991people (2011)
- 326households
- 60.8%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Sherwa

Of every 100 households in Sherwa in 2011, 24 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sherwa · ■ Chunar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**91%

Use banking services ****78%**

**73%

Television ****31%**

**41%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

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 · ■ Chunar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**902

Working population ****47.4%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 52.0% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (27%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (5%) · **■** Marginal 556 (59%)

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 Chunar

- Bhurkura2,010 people
- Jaugarh2,005 people
- Madara2,003 people
- Dhobahi2,002 people
- Dharwah1,987 people
- Dohari1,977 people
- Riwa1,958 people
- Kaima Rasulpur1,957 people

[All 620 villages in Chunar](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mirzapur/chunar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Sherwa?1,991 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherwa in?Mirzapur district (Chunar sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sherwa?60.8% (Census 2011)