About Kherapa Village

Kherapa is a large village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,439, made up of 1,785 males and 1,654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1617.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherapa village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Bhopalgarh
Pincode	342037
Area (hectares)	1617.3 hectares
Population	3,439
Male Population	1,785
Female Population	1,654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherapa compares

By the 2011 count Kherapa is the 23rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 1617.3 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kherapa

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

Kherapa lies about 57 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Pipar Road Junction, about 32 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 Kherapa
Tehsil headquarters	Bhopalgarh	20 km
Nearest railway station	Pipar Road Junction	32 km
Nearest town	Pīpār	44 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	57 km

Villages closest to Kherapa

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

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Common questions about Kherapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherapa village had a population of 3,439. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Kherapa village has 1,785 males and 1,654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherapa has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kherapa is 342037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherapa covers 1617.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherapa falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kherapa is Pipar Road Junction, about 32 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kherapa.

Kherapa is about 57 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherapa is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bhopalgarh is about 20 km away. Pipar Road Junction is about 32 km away. Pīpār is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.