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About Kherva Village

Kherva is a mid sized village in Misrikh tehsil, in the district of Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 369 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 322.52 hectares hectares.

Kherva Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherva village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sitapur
Tehsil Misrikh
Area (hectares) 322.52 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 369
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherva compares

By the 2011 count Kherva is the 409th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents. Its 322.52 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 870.

Getting to Kherva

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

Kherva lies about 42 km from Sitapur, and the nearest railway station is Umar Tali, 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 Kherva
Nearest railway station Umar Tali 15 km
Nearest town Sandīla 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Misrikh 25 km
District headquarters Sitapur 42 km

Villages closest to Kherva

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherva village had a population of 688. That makes it the 409th largest of the 553 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,522 residents.

Kherva village has 369 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherva has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 870.

Kherva covers 322.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherva falls under Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kherva is Umar Tali, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kherva.

Kherva is about 42 km from Sitapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherva is in Misrikh tehsil of Sitapur district. Umar Tali is about 15 km away. Sandīla is about 16 km away. Misrikh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baherakhra Khera (under 2 km), Lohar Khera (under 2 km) and Mishra Khera (under 2 km).

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

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