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About Kherona Village

Kherona is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 886, made up of 491 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 804 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606.08 hectares hectares.

Kherona Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherona village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 606.08 hectares
Population 886
Male Population 491
Female Population 395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 804
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 Kherona compares

By the 2011 count Kherona is the 51st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 606.08 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Kherona

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

Kherona lies about 26 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Khonker, about 12 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 Kherona
Nearest railway station Khonker 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 17 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 26 km

Villages closest to Kherona

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherona village had a population of 886. That makes it the 51st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Kherona village has 491 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherona has about 804 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Kherona covers 606.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kherona falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherona is Khonker, about 12 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 Kherona.

Kherona is about 26 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherona is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Khonker is about 12 km away. Kolaras is about 17 km away. Shivpuri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanwaya (1.7 km), Patsari (2.6 km) and Ladkaran (2.7 km).

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

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