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About Kherla Village

Kherla is a mid sized village in Lachhmangarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,175, made up of 617 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Lachhmangarh
Pincode 301021
Area (hectares) 161 hectares
Population 1,175
Male Population 617
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherla compares

By the 2011 count Kherla is the 83rd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents. Its 161 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Kherla

Kherla is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kherla from other places

Kherla lies about 26 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Jadoli Ka Bas, about 8.1 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 Kherla
Nearest railway station Jadoli Ka Bas 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Lachhmangarh 11 km
Nearest town Nagar 23 km
District headquarters Alwar 26 km

Villages closest to Kherla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherla village had a population of 1,175. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 203 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,356 residents.

Kherla village has 617 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherla has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Kherla is 301021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherla covers 161 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kherla falls under Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kherla is Jadoli Ka Bas, about 8.1 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 village for Kherla.

Kherla is about 26 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherla is in Lachhmangarh tehsil of Alwar district. Jadoli Ka Bas is about 8.1 km away. Lachhmangarh is about 11 km away. Nagar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhangalki (under 2 km), Baroda Meo (1.9 km) and Dusrahera (1.9 km).

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

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