About Kherwa Village

Kherwa is a large village in Barhait tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,333, made up of 1,176 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 315 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Barhait
Pincode	816109
Area (hectares)	315 hectares
Population	2,333
Male Population	1,176
Female Population	1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherwa compares

By the 2011 count Kherwa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 315 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kherwa

Kherwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kherwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 20 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 17 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 railway station	Mirza Cheuki Railway Station	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barhait	20 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	20 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	20 km

Villages closest to Kherwa

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

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Common questions about Kherwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherwa village had a population of 2,333. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Kherwa village has 1,176 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherwa has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kherwa is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherwa covers 315 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kherwa falls under Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kherwa is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 17 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kherwa.

Kherwa is about 20 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherwa is in Barhait tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 17 km away. Barhait is about 20 km away. Sahibganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.