Cherra, Hazaribagh

Cherra is a census town in the Bishnugarh CD block in the Hazaribagh Sadar subdivision of the Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Location
Cherra is located at 24.0143°N, 85.7494°W.

Area overview
Hazaribagh district is a plateau area and forests occupy around about 45% of the total area. It is a predominantly rural area with 92.34% of the population living in rural areas against 7.66% in the urban areas. There are many census towns in the district, as can be seen in the map alongside. Agriculture is the main occupation of the people but with the extension of coal mines, particularly in the southern part of the district, employment in coal mines is increasing. However, it has to be borne in mind that modern mining operations are highly mechanised. Four operational areas of Central Coalfields are marked on the map. All these areas are spread across partly this district and partly the neighbouring districts.

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map. Urbanisation data calculated on the basis of census data for CD blocks and may vary a little against unpublished official data.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Cherra (location code 368485) had a total population of 5,279, of which 2,779 (53%) were males and 2,500 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 796. The total number of literate persons in Cherra was 3,685 (82.20% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Hazaribagh, Cherra covered an area of 2.1 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 12 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered wells, hand pumps. It had 868 domestic electric connections, 12 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 6 primary schools, 1 middle school, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school, 1 general degree college.