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About Kherwani Village

Kherwani is a mid sized village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,092, made up of 587 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherwani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 234 hectares
Population 1,092
Male Population 587
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherwani compares

By the 2011 count Kherwani is the 68th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 234 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 933.

Getting to Kherwani

Kherwani is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherwani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kherwani from other places

Kherwani lies about 40 km from Giridih. 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 Kherwani
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 2.4 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 26 km
District headquarters Giridih 40 km

Villages closest to Kherwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherwani village had a population of 1,092. That makes it the 68th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Kherwani village has 587 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherwani has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kherwani is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherwani covers 234 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherwani falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Kherwani notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kherwani.

Kherwani is about 40 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherwani is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 2.4 km away. Barki Saria is about 26 km away. Giridih is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandari Alias Rajaband (under 2 km), Jari Singha (under 2 km) and Beldaradih (under 2 km).

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

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