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About Kheriya Purohit Village

Kheriya Purohit is a mid sized village in Deeg tehsil, in the district of Bharatpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 948, made up of 499 males and 449 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 321203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheriya Purohit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheriya Purohit village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bharatpur
Tehsil Deeg
Pincode 321203
Area (hectares) 251 hectares
Population 948
Male Population 499
Female Population 449
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kheriya Purohit compares

By the 2011 count Kheriya Purohit is the 67th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,465 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Kheriya Purohit

Kheriya Purohit is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kheriya Purohit as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kheriya Purohit from other places

Kheriya Purohit lies about 29 km from Bharatpur. 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 Kheriya Purohit
Tehsil headquarters Deeg 5.3 km
Nearest town Dīg 5.3 km
District headquarters Bharatpur 29 km

Villages closest to Kheriya Purohit

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Deeg 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 Kheriya Purohit

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheriya Purohit village had a population of 948. That makes it the 67th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,465 residents.

Kheriya Purohit village has 499 males and 449 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheriya Purohit has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Kheriya Purohit is 321203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheriya Purohit covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kheriya Purohit falls under Deeg tehsil of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Kheriya Purohit notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kheriya Purohit.

Kheriya Purohit is about 29 km from Bharatpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheriya Purohit is in Deeg tehsil of Bharatpur district. Deeg is about 5.3 km away. Dīg is about 5.3 km away. Bharatpur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuchawati (under 2 km), Garhi Lodha (2.0 km) and Bahtana (2.4 km).

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

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