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About Kherai Village

Kherai is a mid sized village in Malthon tehsil, in the district of Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 842, made up of 450 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 401 hectares hectares.

Kherai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sagar
Tehsil Malthon
Area (hectares) 401 hectares
Population 842
Male Population 450
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
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 Kherai compares

By the 2011 count Kherai is the 55th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 866 residents. Its 401 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Getting to Kherai

Kherai is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kherai 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 Kherai from other places

Kherai lies about 48 km from Sagar, and the nearest railway station is Khurai Relway Stesan, about 20 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 Kherai
Tehsil headquarters Malthon 15 km
Nearest railway station Khurai Relway Stesan 20 km
Nearest town Khurai 20 km
District headquarters Sagar 48 km

Villages closest to Kherai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherai village had a population of 842. That makes it the 55th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 866 residents.

Kherai village has 450 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherai has about 871 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 895.

Kherai covers 401 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherai falls under Malthon tehsil of Sagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherai is Khurai Relway Stesan, about 20 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 Kherai.

Kherai is about 48 km from Sagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherai is in Malthon tehsil of Sagar district. Malthon is about 15 km away. Khurai Relway Stesan is about 20 km away. Khurai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hiran Chhipa (under 2 km), Mangus (under 2 km) and Imaliya Kishore (2.3 km).

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

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