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About Kherwas Village

Kherwas is a mid sized village in Badnawar tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,035, made up of 523 males and 512 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.25 hectares hectares.

Kherwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherwas village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Badnawar
Area (hectares) 622.25 hectares
Population 1,035
Male Population 523
Female Population 512
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kherwas compares

By the 2011 count Kherwas is the 60th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents. Its 622.25 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kherwas

Kherwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherwas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kherwas from other places

Kherwas lies about 52 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Sundarabad, about 9.5 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 Kherwas
Tehsil headquarters Badnawar 4.9 km
Nearest town Badnāwar 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Sundarabad 9.5 km
District headquarters Dhar 52 km

Villages closest to Kherwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherwas village had a population of 1,035. That makes it the 60th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,257 residents.

Kherwas village has 523 males and 512 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherwas has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 982.

Kherwas covers 622.25 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.

Kherwas falls under Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherwas is Sundarabad, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kherwas.

Kherwas is about 52 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherwas is in Badnawar tehsil of Dhar district. Badnawar is about 4.9 km away. Badnāwar is about 4.9 km away. Sundarabad is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamana (2.6 km), Bamansuta (2.9 km) and Panchakwasa (4.3 km).

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

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