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About Kherwa Village

Kherwa is a mid sized village in Majhgawan tehsil, in the district of Satna, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 432 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.8 hectares hectares.

Kherwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherwa village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Satna
Tehsil Majhgawan
Area (hectares) 260.8 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 432
Female Population 411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherwa compares

By the 2011 count Kherwa is the 39th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 719 residents. Its 260.8 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Kherwa

Kherwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherwa as Available within <5 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 Kherwa from other places

Kherwa lies about 64 km from Satna, and the nearest railway station is Badausa, about 14 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 Kherwa
Nearest railway station Badausa 14 km
Nearest town Atarra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Majhgawan 29 km
District headquarters Satna 64 km

Villages closest to Kherwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherwa village had a population of 843. That makes it the 39th largest of the 162 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 719 residents.

Kherwa village has 432 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherwa has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Kherwa covers 260.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherwa falls under Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherwa is Badausa, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kherwa.

Kherwa is about 64 km from Satna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherwa is in Majhgawan tehsil of Satna district. Badausa is about 14 km away. Atarra is about 19 km away. Majhgawan is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhiyamau (2.1 km), Maharaj Nagar (4.4 km) and Jamal (4.6 km).

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

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