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About Hernol Village

Hernol is a large village in Mat tehsil, in the district of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,379, made up of 2,335 males and 2,044 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 281202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hernol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hernol village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mathura
Tehsil Mat
Pincode 281202
Area (hectares) 929.21 hectares
Population 4,379
Male Population 2,335
Female Population 2,044
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hernol compares

By the 2011 count Hernol is the 24th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents. Its 929.21 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Hernol

Hernol is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Hernol as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Hernol from other places

Hernol lies about 23 km from Mathura, and the nearest railway station is Vrindavan, about 15 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 Hernol
Tehsil headquarters Mat 8.3 km
Nearest town Vrindāvan 14 km
Nearest railway station Vrindavan 15 km
District headquarters Mathura 23 km

Villages closest to Hernol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hernol village had a population of 4,379. That makes it the 24th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,140 residents.

Hernol village has 2,335 males and 2,044 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hernol has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Hernol is 281202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hernol covers 929.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hernol falls under Mat tehsil of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hernol is Vrindavan, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Hernol.

Hernol is about 23 km from Mathura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hernol is in Mat tehsil of Mathura district. Mat is about 8.3 km away. Vrindāvan is about 14 km away. Vrindavan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Birbal (under 2 km), Girtana (1.9 km) and Lal Garhi (1.9 km).

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

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