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About Kherdi Village

Kherdi is a mid sized village in Dapoli tehsil, in the district of Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,871, made up of 807 males and 1,064 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,318 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1257 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 415712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherdi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherdi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Ratnagiri
Tehsil Dapoli
Pincode 415712
Area (hectares) 1257 hectares
Population 1,871
Male Population 807
Female Population 1,064
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,318
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kherdi compares

By the 2011 count Kherdi is the 9th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 836 residents. Its 1257 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1293.

Getting to Kherdi

Kherdi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kherdi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kherdi from other places

Kherdi lies about 86 km from Ratnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Khed, about 16 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 Kherdi
Tehsil headquarters Dapoli 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Khed 16 km
Nearest town Chiplūn 36 km
District headquarters Ratnagiri 86 km

Villages closest to Kherdi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherdi village had a population of 1,871. That makes it the 9th largest of the 170 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 836 residents.

Kherdi village has 807 males and 1,064 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherdi has about 1318 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1293.

The pincode recorded for Kherdi is 415712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherdi covers 1257 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.

Kherdi falls under Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kherdi is Khed, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kherdi.

Kherdi is about 86 km from Ratnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherdi is in Dapoli tehsil of Ratnagiri district. Dapoli is about 8.7 km away. Khed is about 16 km away. Chiplūn is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Inampangari (2.7 km), Pangari Tarf Haveli (2.7 km) and Wadavali (3.1 km).

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

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