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About Kherona Village

Kherona is a small village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 255 males and 237 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 411 hectares hectares.

Kherona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherona village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 411 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 255
Female Population 237
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherona compares

By the 2011 count Kherona is the 54th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 411 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kherona

Kherona is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherona as Available within 10+ 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 Kherona from other places

Kherona lies about 25 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Pilighat, about 10 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 Kherona
Nearest railway station Pilighat 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 25 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 25 km

Villages closest to Kherona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherona village had a population of 492. That makes it the 54th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Kherona village has 255 males and 237 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherona has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 913.

Kherona covers 411 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kherona falls under Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherona is Pilighat, about 10 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kherona.

Kherona is about 25 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherona is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Pilighat is about 10 km away. Shadhora is about 25 km away. Ashoknagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalua Khedi (2.5 km), Bhugawali (3.1 km) and Mudara Nai Saray (3.3 km).

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

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