About Kherda Village

Kherda is a large village in Basavakalyan tehsil, in the district of Bidar, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,204, made up of 1,614 males and 1,590 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1902.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 585437, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherda village
Description	Value
State	Karnataka
District	Bidar
Tehsil	Basavakalyan
Pincode	585437
Area (hectares)	1902.28 hectares
Population	3,204
Male Population	1,614
Female Population	1,590
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	985
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherda compares

By the 2011 count Kherda is the 24th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents. Its 1902.28 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Kherda

Kherda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherda as Available within village. 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 Kherda from other places

Kherda lies about 58 km from Bidar, and the nearest railway station is Hallikhed K., about 7.0 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 Kherda
Nearest railway station	Hallikhed K.	7.0 km
Nearest town	Homnābād	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Basavakalyan	20 km
District headquarters	Bidar	58 km

Villages closest to Kherda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherda village had a population of 3,204. That makes it the 24th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,509 residents.

Kherda village has 1,614 males and 1,590 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherda has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

The pincode recorded for Kherda is 585437. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherda covers 1902.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kherda falls under Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Kherda is Hallikhed K., about 7.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kherda.

Kherda is about 58 km from Bidar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherda is in Basavakalyan tehsil of Bidar district. Hallikhed K. is about 7.0 km away. Homnābād is about 14 km away. Basavakalyan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.