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About Kherkhata Village

Kherkhata is a mid sized village in Hindoli tehsil, in the district of Bundi, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 992, made up of 504 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 323024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherkhata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherkhata village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Bundi
Tehsil Hindoli
Pincode 323024
Area (hectares) 343 hectares
Population 992
Male Population 504
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherkhata compares

By the 2011 count Kherkhata is the 78th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents. Its 343 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kherkhata

Kherkhata is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kherkhata as Available within 10+ 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 Kherkhata from other places

Kherkhata lies about 29 km from Bundi, and the nearest railway station is Jalindri, about 14 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 Kherkhata
Nearest railway station Jalindri 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Hindoli 24 km
Nearest town Jahāzpur 25 km
District headquarters Bundi 29 km

Villages closest to Kherkhata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherkhata village had a population of 992. That makes it the 78th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,225 residents.

Kherkhata village has 504 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherkhata has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Kherkhata is 323024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherkhata covers 343 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherkhata falls under Hindoli tehsil of Bundi district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kherkhata is Jalindri, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kherkhata.

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

Kherkhata is in Hindoli tehsil of Bundi district. Jalindri is about 14 km away. Hindoli is about 24 km away. Jahāzpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Abwar (2.0 km), Mardiya (2.2 km) and Khejara (2.3 km).

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

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