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About Kherla Village

Kherla is a mid sized village in Bamori tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,530, made up of 788 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 402 hectares hectares.

Kherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherla village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Bamori
Area (hectares) 402 hectares
Population 1,530
Male Population 788
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Kherla compares

By the 2011 count Kherla is the 21st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 774 residents. Its 402 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Kherla

Kherla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherla 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 Kherla from other places

Kherla lies about 44 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Chhabra Gugor, about 13 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 Kherla
Nearest railway station Chhabra Gugor 13 km
Nearest town Chhabra 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bamori 25 km
District headquarters Guna 44 km

Villages closest to Kherla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherla village had a population of 1,530. That makes it the 21st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 774 residents.

Kherla village has 788 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherla has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Kherla covers 402 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherla falls under Bamori tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherla is Chhabra Gugor, about 13 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 Kherla.

Kherla is about 44 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherla is in Bamori tehsil of Guna district. Chhabra Gugor is about 13 km away. Chhabra is about 15 km away. Bamori 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 Bilkheda (under 2 km), Semra (under 2 km) and Semrakheda (under 2 km).

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

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