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About Kherla Village

Kherla is a mid sized village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 258 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 303.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherla village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Jhalrapatan
Pincode 326021
Area (hectares) 303.53 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 258
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherla compares

By the 2011 count Kherla is the 170th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 303.53 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Kherla

Kherla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherla as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kherla from other places

Kherla lies about 24 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 17 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 Kherla
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalrapatan 20 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 20 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 24 km

Villages closest to Kherla

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 Kherla

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherla village had a population of 506. That makes it the 170th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Kherla village has 258 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherla has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Kherla is 326021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherla covers 303.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kherla falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kherla is Jhalarapatan, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kherla.

Kherla is about 24 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherla is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 17 km away. Jhalrapatan is about 20 km away. Jhālrapātan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manpura (under 2 km), Dhabariya (under 2 km) and Thobariya Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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