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About Kherang Village

Kherang is a small village in Konark tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 59 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherang village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Konark
Pincode 752111
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 59
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherang compares

By the 2011 count Kherang is the 32nd largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 540 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 992.

Getting to Kherang

Kherang is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherang as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Joganidra, Kalamapata, Kantijhari and Kantimala. 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 Kherang

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherang village had a population of 111. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 36 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 540 residents.

Kherang village has 59 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherang has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kherang is 752111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherang covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kherang falls under Konark tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The census record for Kherang notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Kherang.

Kherang is in Konark tehsil of Puri 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 Kherang today is likely to be higher.

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