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About Kheriya Village

Kheriya is a mid sized village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,810, made up of 944 males and 866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 447.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheriya village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Jhalrapatan
Pincode 326023
Area (hectares) 447.36 hectares
Population 1,810
Male Population 944
Female Population 866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
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 Kheriya compares

By the 2011 count Kheriya is the 16th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 447.36 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 960.

Getting to Kheriya

Kheriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kheriya 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 Kheriya from other places

Kheriya lies about 31 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 23 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 Kheriya
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalrapatan 25 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 25 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 31 km

Villages closest to Kheriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheriya village had a population of 1,810. That makes it the 16th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Kheriya village has 944 males and 866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheriya has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kheriya is 326023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheriya covers 447.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kheriya falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kheriya is Jhalarapatan, about 23 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 Kheriya.

Kheriya is about 31 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheriya is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 23 km away. Jhalrapatan is about 25 km away. Jhālrapātan 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 Peepalya Nagga (under 2 km), Bans Kheri (under 2 km) and Sanwalpura (under 2 km).

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

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