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About Kherva Village

Kherva is a mid sized village in Santrampur tehsil, in the district of Panch Mahals, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,457, made up of 743 males and 714 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 331 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherva village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Panch Mahals
Tehsil Santrampur
Pincode 389260
Area (hectares) 331 hectares
Population 1,457
Male Population 743
Female Population 714
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kherva compares

By the 2011 count Kherva is the 60th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 331 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

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 5 - 10 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 Kherva from other places

Kherva lies about 54 km from Panch Mahals, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 42 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
Tehsil headquarters Santrampur 16 km
Nearest town Jhālod 18 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 42 km
District headquarters Panch Mahals 54 km

Villages closest to Kherva

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Santrampur 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 1,457. That makes it the 60th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Kherva village has 743 males and 714 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherva has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kherva is 389260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherva covers 331 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 Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Kherva is Jekot, about 42 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kherva.

Kherva is about 54 km from Panch Mahals in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherva is in Santrampur tehsil of Panch Mahals district. Santrampur is about 16 km away. Jhālod is about 18 km away. Jekot is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ratanpur (5.8 km), Bhamari (5.8 km) and Molara (6.3 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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