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About Kherki Village

Kherki is a small village in Nakur tehsil, in the district of Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 212 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 247232, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherki village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Saharanpur
Tehsil Nakur
Pincode 247232
Area (hectares) 70.19 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 212
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
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 Kherki compares

By the 2011 count Kherki is the 266th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents. Its 70.19 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Kherki

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

Kherki lies about 18 km from Saharanpur, and the nearest railway station is Sarsawa, about 12 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 Kherki
Tehsil headquarters Nakur 5.8 km
Nearest town Nakūr 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Sarsawa 12 km
District headquarters Saharanpur 18 km

Villages closest to Kherki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherki village had a population of 397. That makes it the 266th largest of the 325 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,682 residents.

Kherki village has 212 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherki has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Kherki is 247232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherki covers 70.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherki falls under Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherki is Sarsawa, about 12 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 Kherki.

Kherki is about 18 km from Saharanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherki is in Nakur tehsil of Saharanpur district. Nakur is about 5.8 km away. Nakūr is about 5.8 km away. Sarsawa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bullewala (under 2 km), Tirpari (under 2 km) and Nagla Mahmood (under 2 km).

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

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