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About Kherda Village

Kherda is a mid sized village in Manora tehsil, in the district of Washim, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 389 males and 337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.59 hectares hectares.

Kherda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherda village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Washim
Tehsil Manora
Area (hectares) 384.59 hectares
Population 726
Male Population 389
Female Population 337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherda compares

By the 2011 count Kherda is the 84th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents. Its 384.59 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 936.

Getting to Kherda

Kherda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherda as Available within village. 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 Kherda from other places

Kherda lies about 33 km from Washim, and the nearest railway station is Warudkhed, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters Manora 13 km
Nearest town Mangrūl Pīr 16 km
Nearest railway station Warudkhed 28 km
District headquarters Washim 33 km

Villages closest to Kherda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manora 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 726. That makes it the 84th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,402 residents.

Kherda village has 389 males and 337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherda has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 936.

Kherda covers 384.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kherda falls under Manora tehsil of Washim district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Kherda is Warudkhed, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kherda.

Kherda is about 33 km from Washim in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherda is in Manora tehsil of Washim district. Manora is about 13 km away. Mangrūl Pīr is about 16 km away. Warudkhed is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Warda (under 2 km), Girda (2.0 km) and Khapardari (2.6 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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