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About Kherabera Village

Kherabera is a mid sized village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,687, made up of 892 males and 795 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 317.2 hectares hectares.

Kherabera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherabera village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Topchanchi
Area (hectares) 317.2 hectares
Population 1,687
Male Population 892
Female Population 795
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kherabera compares

By the 2011 count Kherabera is the 22nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 317.2 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kherabera

The census records public bus service for Kherabera 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kherabera from other places

Kherabera lies about 51 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 7.4 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 Kherabera
Nearest town Jāridih 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Jarangdih 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Topchanchi 34 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 51 km

Villages closest to Kherabera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherabera village had a population of 1,687. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Kherabera village has 892 males and 795 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherabera has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Kherabera covers 317.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherabera falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kherabera is Jarangdih, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kherabera.

Kherabera is about 51 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherabera is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Jāridih is about 6.9 km away. Jarangdih is about 7.4 km away. Topchanchi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohlidih Alias Ranidih (4.5 km), Chalkari (6.0 km) and Pakarbera (6.5 km).

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

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