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About Kherwa Village

Kherwa is a mid sized village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 551, made up of 293 males and 258 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherwa village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 814149
Area (hectares) 44 hectares
Population 551
Male Population 293
Female Population 258
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherwa compares

By the 2011 count Kherwa is the 94th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 44 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Kherwa

Kherwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherwa as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kherwa from other places

Kherwa lies about 24 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Madhupur Junction, about 1.5 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 Kherwa
Nearest town Madhupur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Madhupur Junction 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 24 km
District headquarters Deoghar 24 km

Villages closest to Kherwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherwa village had a population of 551. That makes it the 94th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Kherwa village has 293 males and 258 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherwa has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Kherwa is 814149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherwa covers 44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kherwa falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kherwa is Madhupur Junction, about 1.5 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 10+ km distance for Kherwa.

Kherwa is about 24 km from Deoghar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherwa is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Madhupur is about under 2 km away. Madhupur Junction is about 1.5 km away. Palojori is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuadahar (2.0 km), Bedia (4.6 km) and Sirsa (12 km).

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

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