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About Kherda Village

Kherda is a mid sized village in Pipalda tehsil, in the district of Kota, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 626, made up of 318 males and 308 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 465.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325004, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Kota
Tehsil Pipalda
Pincode 325004
Area (hectares) 465.12 hectares
Population 626
Male Population 318
Female Population 308
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
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 Kherda compares

By the 2011 count Kherda is the 84th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents. Its 465.12 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Kherda

Kherda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherda 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 Kherda from other places

Kherda lies about 73 km from Kota, and the nearest railway station is Laban, about 22 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 Kherda
Tehsil headquarters Pipalda 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Laban 22 km
Nearest town Māngrol 27 km
District headquarters Kota 73 km

Villages closest to Kherda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherda village had a population of 626. That makes it the 84th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,086 residents.

Kherda village has 318 males and 308 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherda has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 920.

The pincode recorded for Kherda is 325004. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherda covers 465.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kherda falls under Pipalda tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kherda is Laban, about 22 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 Kherda.

Kherda is about 73 km from Kota in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherda is in Pipalda tehsil of Kota district. Pipalda is about 2.8 km away. Laban is about 22 km away. Māngrol is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kherli Borda (2.0 km), Lachhmipura (2.2 km) and Karwar (2.8 km).

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

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