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About Kerha Village

Kerha is a mid sized village in Sohagpur tehsil, in the district of Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,728, made up of 892 males and 836 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.8 hectares hectares.

Kerha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shahdol
Tehsil Sohagpur
Area (hectares) 125.8 hectares
Population 1,728
Male Population 892
Female Population 836
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerha compares

By the 2011 count Kerha is the 46th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 125.8 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kerha

Kerha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kerha 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. The nearest villages by name are Kathai, Kathautiya, Kathoutiya and Katkona. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kerha

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerha village had a population of 1,728. That makes it the 46th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Kerha village has 892 males and 836 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerha has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Kerha covers 125.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kerha falls under Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Kerha notes the nearest railway station 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 Kerha.

Kerha is in Sohagpur tehsil of Shahdol district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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