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About Kherud Village

Kherud is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 469 males and 481 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherud village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 371.24 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 469
Female Population 481
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,026
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kherud compares

By the 2011 count Kherud is the 87th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 371.24 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kherud

Kherud is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherud as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kherud from other places

Kherud lies about 33 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sikosa, about 3.5 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 Kherud
Nearest railway station Sikosa 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 6.1 km
Nearest town Balod 19 km
District headquarters Durg 33 km

Villages closest to Kherud

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gunderdehi 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 Kherud

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherud village had a population of 950. That makes it the 87th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Kherud village has 469 males and 481 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherud has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kherud is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherud covers 371.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherud falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Kherud is Sikosa, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kherud is about 33 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherud is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Sikosa is about 3.5 km away. Gunderdehi is about 6.1 km away. Balod is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodewa (2.1 km), Sanaod (2.3 km) and Limora (2.3 km).

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

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