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About Kherad Village

Kherad is a large village in Maksoodangarh tehsil, in the district of Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,264, made up of 1,198 males and 1,066 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1357.89 hectares hectares.

Kherad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherad village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Guna
Tehsil Maksoodangarh
Area (hectares) 1357.89 hectares
Population 2,264
Male Population 1,198
Female Population 1,066
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherad compares

By the 2011 count Kherad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 706 residents. Its 1357.89 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Kherad

Kherad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherad as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kherad from other places

Kherad lies about 22 km from Guna, and the nearest railway station is Raghogarh, 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 Kherad
Nearest town Rāghogarh 9.3 km
Nearest railway station Raghogarh 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Maksoodangarh 22 km
District headquarters Guna 22 km

Villages closest to Kherad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherad village had a population of 2,264. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 706 residents.

Kherad village has 1,198 males and 1,066 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherad has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 909.

Kherad covers 1357.89 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.

Kherad falls under Maksoodangarh tehsil of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherad is Raghogarh, 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 village for Kherad.

Kherad is about 22 km from Guna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherad is in Maksoodangarh tehsil of Guna district. Rāghogarh is about 9.3 km away. Raghogarh is about 13 km away. Maksoodangarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankta (1.7 km), Thuniya Kundal (3.6 km) and Amargarh (4.5 km).

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

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