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About Cherwa Village

Cherwa is a large village in Gawan tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,546, made up of 1,267 males and 1,279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 321.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cherwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cherwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Gawan
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 321.86 hectares
Population 2,546
Male Population 1,267
Female Population 1,279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cherwa compares

By the 2011 count Cherwa is the 11th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 849 residents. Its 321.86 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Cherwa

Cherwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Cherwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Cherwa from other places

Cherwa lies about 59 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Dhanwar, about 19 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Cherwa
Tehsil headquarters Gawan 3.4 km
Nearest railway station Dhanwar 19 km
Nearest town Kodarma 38 km
District headquarters Giridih 59 km

Villages closest to Cherwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gawan tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Cherwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Cherwa village had a population of 2,546. That makes it the 11th largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 849 residents.

Cherwa village has 1,267 males and 1,279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cherwa has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Cherwa is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cherwa covers 321.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Cherwa falls under Gawan tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Cherwa is Dhanwar, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Cherwa.

Cherwa is about 59 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cherwa is in Gawan tehsil of Giridih district. Gawan is about 3.4 km away. Dhanwar is about 19 km away. Kodarma is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Donosot (under 2 km), Sarua (under 2 km) and Kurchi (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Cherwa today is likely to be higher.

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