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About Kherhwa Village

Kherhwa is a large village in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,590, made up of 1,899 males and 1,691 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 185 hectares hectares.

Kherhwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherhwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Bhagwanpur Hat
Area (hectares) 185 hectares
Population 3,590
Male Population 1,899
Female Population 1,691
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherhwa compares

By the 2011 count Kherhwa is the 12th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents. Its 185 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Kherhwa

Kherhwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherhwa as Available within <5 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 Kherhwa from other places

Kherhwa lies about 30 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Barkagaon Halt, about under 2 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 Kherhwa
Nearest railway station Barkagaon Halt under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagwanpur Hat 7.6 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 15 km
District headquarters Siwan 30 km

Villages closest to Kherhwa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagwanpur Hat 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 Kherhwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherhwa village had a population of 3,590. That makes it the 12th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,013 residents.

Kherhwa village has 1,899 males and 1,691 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherhwa has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Kherhwa covers 185 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kherhwa falls under Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kherhwa is Barkagaon Halt, about under 2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kherhwa.

Kherhwa is about 30 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherhwa is in Bhagwanpur Hat tehsil of Siwan district. Barkagaon Halt is about under 2 km away. Bhagwanpur Hat is about 7.6 km away. Mahārājgani is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bansohi (under 2 km), Bakhtauli (under 2 km) and Sarea (under 2 km).

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

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