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About Kherna Village

Kherna is a mid sized village in Jharpokharia tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 298 males and 275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 923 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherna village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Mayurbhanj
Tehsil Jharpokharia
Pincode 757051
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 298
Female Population 275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 923
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherna compares

By the 2011 count Kherna is the 25th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 518 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Kherna

Kherna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karunasul, Kasidihi, Katisole and Kesuriasol. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kherna

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherna village had a population of 573. That makes it the 25th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 518 residents.

Kherna village has 298 males and 275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherna has about 923 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Kherna is 757051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherna covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherna falls under Jharpokharia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The census record for Kherna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kherna.

Kherna is in Jharpokharia tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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