About Kher Village

Kher is a mid sized village in Pachpadra tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 597 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kher Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kher village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Pachpadra
Pincode	344022
Area (hectares)	3101 hectares
Population	1,163
Male Population	597
Female Population	566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	948
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Kher compares

By the 2011 count Kher is the 88th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents. Its 3101 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Kher

Kher is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kher 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kher from other places

Kher lies about 79 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Khed Temple, about under 2 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 Kher
Nearest railway station	Khed Temple	under 2 km
Nearest town	Balotra	7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pachpadra	10 km
District headquarters	Barmer	79 km

Villages closest to Kher

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

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Common questions about Kher

As per the Census of India 2011, Kher village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 88th largest of the 276 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,261 residents.

Kher village has 597 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kher has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Kher is 344022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kher covers 3101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kher falls under Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kher is Khed Temple, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kher is about 79 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kher is in Pachpadra tehsil of Barmer district. Khed Temple is about under 2 km away. Balotra is about 7.5 km away. Pachpadra is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.