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About Kherad Village

Kherad is a mid sized village in Salumbar tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,956, made up of 1,020 males and 936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 842.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherad village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Salumbar
Pincode 313027
Area (hectares) 842.26 hectares
Population 1,956
Male Population 1,020
Female Population 936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherad compares

By the 2011 count Kherad is the 21st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 879 residents. Its 842.26 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 973.

Getting to Kherad

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

Kherad lies about 51 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Jai Samand Road, about 13 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 Kherad
Tehsil headquarters Salumbar 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Jai Samand Road 13 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 49 km
District headquarters Udaipur 51 km

Villages closest to Kherad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherad village had a population of 1,956. That makes it the 21st largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 879 residents.

Kherad village has 1,020 males and 936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherad has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kherad is 313027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherad covers 842.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherad falls under Salumbar tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Kherad is Jai Samand Road, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Kherad.

Kherad is about 51 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherad is in Salumbar tehsil of Udaipur district. Salumbar is about 9.1 km away. Jai Samand Road is about 13 km away. Dūngarpur 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 Moti Magari (under 2 km), Tulso Ka Namla (under 2 km) and Bhaison Ka Namla (1.9 km).

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

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