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About Khervand Village

Khervand is a small village in Malwan tehsil, in the district of Sindhudurg, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 61 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 836 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 416608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khervand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khervand village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sindhudurg
Tehsil Malwan
Pincode 416608
Area (hectares) 90.93 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 61
Female Population 51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 836
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khervand compares

By the 2011 count Khervand is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 699 residents. Its 90.93 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1067.

Getting to Khervand

Khervand is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khervand as Available within <5 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 Khervand from other places

Khervand lies about 13 km from Malwan, and the nearest railway station is Sindhudurg, 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 Khervand
Tehsil headquarters Malwan 13 km
Nearest railway station Sindhudurg 16 km
Nearest town Sāvantvādi 41 km

Villages closest to Khervand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khervand village had a population of 112. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 699 residents.

Khervand village has 61 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khervand has about 836 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Khervand is 416608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khervand covers 90.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khervand falls under Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Khervand is Sindhudurg, about 16 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 10+ km distance for Khervand.

Khervand is about 13 km from Malwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khervand is in Malwan tehsil of Sindhudurg district. Malwan is about 13 km away. Sindhudurg is about 16 km away. Sāvantvādi is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhogalewadi (1.7 km), Deulwada (2.1 km) and Anganewadi (2.5 km).

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

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