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About Kherda Village

Kherda is a large village in Bhikangaon tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,610, made up of 1,330 males and 1,280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 956.7 hectares hectares.

Kherda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Bhikangaon
Area (hectares) 956.7 hectares
Population 2,610
Male Population 1,330
Female Population 1,280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherda compares

By the 2011 count Kherda is the 12th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents. Its 956.7 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Getting to Kherda

Kherda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherda as Available within village. 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 Kherda from other places

Kherda lies about 58 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Attar, about 5.9 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 Kherda
Nearest railway station Attar 5.9 km
Nearest town Sanāwad 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhikangaon 24 km
District headquarters Khargone 58 km

Villages closest to Kherda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherda village had a population of 2,610. That makes it the 12th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,358 residents.

Kherda village has 1,330 males and 1,280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherda has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 978.

Kherda covers 956.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherda falls under Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherda is Attar, about 5.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kherda.

Kherda is about 58 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherda is in Bhikangaon tehsil of Khargone district. Attar is about 5.9 km away. Sanāwad is about 22 km away. Bhikangaon is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Roshya (3.0 km), Somla (5.3 km) and Borgaon (6.5 km).

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

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