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About Kerkhera Village

Kerkhera is a mid sized village in Beejoliya tehsil, in the district of Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,199, made up of 625 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 408.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 311602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kerkhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kerkhera village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bhilwara
Tehsil Beejoliya
Pincode 311602
Area (hectares) 408.42 hectares
Population 1,199
Male Population 625
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kerkhera compares

By the 2011 count Kerkhera is the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 681 residents. Its 408.42 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1007.

Getting to Kerkhera

Kerkhera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kerkhera 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kerkhera from other places

Kerkhera lies about 26 km from Bhilwara, and the nearest railway station is Dhuwala, about 18 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 Kerkhera
Nearest town Māndal 16 km
Nearest railway station Dhuwala 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Beejoliya 26 km
District headquarters Bhilwara 26 km

Villages closest to Kerkhera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kerkhera village had a population of 1,199. That makes it the 16th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 681 residents.

Kerkhera village has 625 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kerkhera has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kerkhera is 311602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kerkhera covers 408.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kerkhera falls under Beejoliya tehsil of Bhilwara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kerkhera is Dhuwala, about 18 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kerkhera.

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

Kerkhera is in Beejoliya tehsil of Bhilwara district. Māndal is about 16 km away. Dhuwala is about 18 km away. Beejoliya is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Danta Chota Thadoda (4.6 km), Fatehpur (6.4 km) and Mangarh (8.5 km).

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

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