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About Kherasa Village

Kherasa is a mid sized village in Sagwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 941, made up of 450 males and 491 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherasa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherasa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Sagwara
Pincode 314030
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 941
Male Population 450
Female Population 491
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherasa compares

By the 2011 count Kherasa is the 118th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Kherasa

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

Kherasa lies about 46 km from Dungarpur. 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 Kherasa
Tehsil headquarters Sagwara 19 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 19 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 46 km

Villages closest to Kherasa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherasa village had a population of 941. That makes it the 118th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Kherasa village has 450 males and 491 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherasa has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kherasa is 314030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherasa covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherasa falls under Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Kherasa notes the nearest railway station 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 Kherasa.

Kherasa is about 46 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherasa is in Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sagwara is about 19 km away. Sāgwāra is about 19 km away. Dungarpur is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasariya (under 2 km), Gareeya (2.9 km) and Lembriya (3.0 km).

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

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