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About Kherasi Village

Kherasi is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,116, made up of 565 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 590.99 hectares hectares.

Kherasi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherasi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Rajgarh
Tehsil Rajgarh
Area (hectares) 590.99 hectares
Population 1,116
Male Population 565
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherasi compares

By the 2011 count Kherasi is the 37th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 543 residents. Its 590.99 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kherasi

Kherasi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kherasi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kherasi from other places

Kherasi lies about 15 km from Rajgarh, and the nearest railway station is Karanwas, about 23 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 Kherasi
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 15 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 15 km
Nearest railway station Karanwas 23 km

Villages closest to Kherasi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherasi village had a population of 1,116. That makes it the 37th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 543 residents.

Kherasi village has 565 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherasi has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Kherasi covers 590.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kherasi falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherasi is Karanwas, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Kherasi.

Kherasi is about 15 km from Rajgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherasi is in Rajgarh tehsil of Rajgarh district. Rajgarh is about 15 km away. Rājgarh is about 15 km away. Karanwas is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalalia (1.7 km), Peepalya (2.1 km) and Todri (2.4 km).

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

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