Cherwa, Gawan, Giridih, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on December 23, 2024.

Geographic Location of Cherwa


The village Cherwa is located in Gawan C.D.Block of Giridih District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Serua Gram Panchayat. It comes under Gawan Community Development Block. The nearest town is Giridih, which is about 86 kilometers away from Cherwa.

Travel and Communication for Cherwa


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

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Cherwa


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

A brief summary of available data for Cherwa 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 Cherwa


As per available data from the year 2009, 2546 persons live in 397 house holds in the village Cherwa. There are 1279 female individuals and 1267 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.24% and males constitute 49.76% of the total population.

There are 614 scheduled castes persons of which 312 are females and 302 are males. Females constitute 50.81% and males constitute 49.19% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 24.12% of the total population.

Population density of Cherwa is 791.03 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Cherwa


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Total area of Cherwa is 321.86 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 35.55 ha. About 29.47 ha is un-irrigated area. About 52.5 ha is irrigated area. About 52.5 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 150.16 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 14.82 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 3.6 ha is culturable waste land. About 12.22 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 10.2 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Cherwa


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

There is a government primary school in the village Cherwa.

There is a government middle school in the village Cherwa.

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

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

Colleges in Cherwa


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 Giridih, which is more than 10 kms away from Cherwa.

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

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 Cherwa.

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 Cherwa.

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

Other Educational Facilities in Cherwa


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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Giridih, which is more than 10 kms away from Cherwa.

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

Healthcare Facilities in Cherwa


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Cherwa.

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

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

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

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Cherwa.

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Cherwa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital 5-10 kms away from Cherwa.

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

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Cherwa.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Cherwa.

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

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

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