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About Kherajgarh Village

Kherajgarh is a small village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 462, made up of 230 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherajgarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherajgarh village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Shergarh
Pincode 342023
Area (hectares) 177 hectares
Population 462
Male Population 230
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherajgarh compares

By the 2011 count Kherajgarh is the 317th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Kherajgarh

Kherajgarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherajgarh as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kherajgarh from other places

Kherajgarh lies about 52 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Samdari Junction, about 42 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 Kherajgarh
Tehsil headquarters Shergarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Samdari Junction 42 km
Nearest town Balotra 49 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 52 km

Villages closest to Kherajgarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherajgarh village had a population of 462. That makes it the 317th largest of the 472 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Kherajgarh village has 230 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherajgarh has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Kherajgarh is 342023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherajgarh covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherajgarh falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kherajgarh is Samdari Junction, about 42 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 km distance for Kherajgarh.

Kherajgarh is about 52 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherajgarh is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 24 km away. Samdari Junction is about 42 km away. Balotra is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajnawas (8.0 km), Prahladpura (8.5 km) and Deriya (11 km).

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

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