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About Kherda Village

Kherda is a small village in Akot tehsil, in the district of Akola, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 58 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.93 hectares hectares.

Kherda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Akola
Tehsil Akot
Area (hectares) 189.93 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 58
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kherda compares

By the 2011 count Kherda is the 133rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 189.93 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 958.

Getting to Kherda

Kherda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kherda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kherda from other places

Kherda lies about 39 km from Akola, and the nearest railway station is Akot, about 4.4 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 Kherda
Nearest railway station Akot 4.4 km
District headquarters Akola 39 km

Villages closest to Kherda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherda village had a population of 107. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Kherda village has 58 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherda has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Kherda covers 189.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kherda falls under Akot tehsil of Akola district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kherda is Akot, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kherda.

Kherda is about 39 km from Akola in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherda is in Akot tehsil of Akola district. Akot is about 4.4 km away. Akola is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sonbardi (under 2 km), Tandulwadi (under 2 km) and Wani (2.2 km).

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

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