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About Kherva Village

Kherva is one of the larger villages in Mahesana tehsil, in the district of Mahesana, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,448, made up of 4,960 males and 4,488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2134.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 384001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Mahesana
Tehsil Mahesana
Pincode 384001
Area (hectares) 2134.04 hectares
Population 9,448
Male Population 4,960
Female Population 4,488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kherva compares

By the 2011 count Kherva is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,914 residents. Its 2134.04 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Kherva

Kherva is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherva as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kherva from other places

Kherva lies about 8.4 km from Mahesana, and the nearest railway station is Jagudan, about 5.0 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 Kherva
Nearest railway station Jagudan 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahesana 8.4 km
Nearest town Mahesāna 8.4 km

Villages closest to Kherva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherva village had a population of 9,448. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,914 residents.

Kherva village has 4,960 males and 4,488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherva has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Kherva is 384001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherva covers 2134.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherva falls under Mahesana tehsil of Mahesana district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kherva is Jagudan, about 5.0 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kherva.

Kherva is about 8.4 km from Mahesana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherva is in Mahesana tehsil of Mahesana district. Jagudan is about 5.0 km away. Mahesana is about 8.4 km away. Mahesāna is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devrasan (2.2 km), Punasan (3.2 km) and Hebuva (3.5 km).

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

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