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About Kherai Village

Kherai is a small village in Shadhora tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 367, made up of 192 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares.

Kherai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Shadhora
Area (hectares) 311 hectares
Population 367
Male Population 192
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
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 Kherai compares

By the 2011 count Kherai is the 69th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 759 residents. Its 311 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Kherai

The census records public bus service for Kherai 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 Kherai from other places

Kherai lies about 12 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Shahdora Gaon, about 4.5 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 Kherai
Nearest railway station Shahdora Gaon 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shadhora 12 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 12 km

Villages closest to Kherai

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 Kherai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherai village had a population of 367. That makes it the 69th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 759 residents.

Kherai village has 192 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherai has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 913.

Kherai covers 311 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Kherai is Shahdora Gaon, about 4.5 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 Kherai.

Kherai is about 12 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherai is in Shadhora tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Shahdora Gaon is about 4.5 km away. Shadhora is about 12 km away. Ashoknagar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gundar (under 2 km), Balnai (1.7 km) and Bamooriya Shadora (2.7 km).

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

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