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About Kherijat Village

Kherijat is a mid sized village in Dhampur tehsil, in the district of Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 722, made up of 356 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.53 hectares hectares.

Kherijat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherijat village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bijnor
Tehsil Dhampur
Area (hectares) 124.53 hectares
Population 722
Male Population 356
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Kherijat compares

By the 2011 count Kherijat is the 362nd largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents. Its 124.53 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Kherijat

Kherijat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kherijat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kherijat from other places

Kherijat lies about 24 km from Bijnor, and the nearest railway station is Puraini, about 6.0 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 Kherijat
Nearest town Nihtaur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Puraini 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhampur 14 km
District headquarters Bijnor 24 km

Villages closest to Kherijat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherijat village had a population of 722. That makes it the 362nd largest of the 633 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,280 residents.

Kherijat village has 356 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherijat has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 925.

Kherijat covers 124.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherijat falls under Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherijat is Puraini, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kherijat.

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

Kherijat is in Dhampur tehsil of Bijnor district. Nihtaur is about 5.3 km away. Puraini is about 6.0 km away. Dhampur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karimpur Mubarak (1.6 km), Darbarpur (1.6 km) and Sinkri Buzurg (1.7 km).

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

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