Kherwa, Barhait, Sahebganj, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on September 16, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kherwa


The village Kherwa is located in Barhait C.D.Block of Sahebganj District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Kherwa Gram Panchayat. It comes under Barhait Community Development Block. The nearest town is Sahibganj, which is about 53 kilometers away from Kherwa.

Travel and Communication for Kherwa


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kherwa


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kherwa is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kherwa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kherwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 2333 persons live in 415 house holds in the village Kherwa. There are 1157 female individuals and 1176 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.59% and males constitute 50.41% of the total population.

There are 64 scheduled castes persons of which 29 are females and 35 are males. Females constitute 45.31% and males constitute 54.69% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 2.74% of the total population.

There are 654 scheduled tribes persons of which 344 are females and 310 are males. Females constitute 52.6% and males constitute 47.4% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 28.03% of the total population.

Population density of Kherwa is 740.63 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kherwa


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Total area of Kherwa is 315 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 70.87 ha. About 67.56 ha is un-irrigated area. About 3.31 ha is irrigated area. About 3.31 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 29.95 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 212.03 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Kherwa


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Barheait, which is 5-10 kms away from Kherwa.

There is a government primary school in the village Kherwa.

There is a government middle school in the village Kherwa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Barheait, which is 5-10 kms away from Kherwa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Barharwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Kherwa.

Colleges in Kherwa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Barharwa, which is more than 10 kms away from Kherwa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Deoghar, which is more than 10 kms away from Kherwa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kherwa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kherwa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Dumka, which is more than 10 kms away from Kherwa.

Other Educational Facilities in Kherwa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Sahibganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Kherwa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Barhait, which is 5-10 kms away from Kherwa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Sahibganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Kherwa.

Healthcare Facilities in Kherwa


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Kherwa.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Kherwa.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Kherwa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kherwa.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Kherwa.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Kherwa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Kherwa.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Kherwa.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Kherwa.

There is a mobile health centre 5-10 kms away from Kherwa.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Kherwa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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