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About Kherwa Village

Kherwa is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 56, made up of 23 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,435 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherwa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248165
Area (hectares) 102.8 hectares
Population 56
Male Population 23
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,435
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherwa compares

By the 2011 count Kherwa is the 157th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 102.8 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Kherwa

Kherwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherwa as Available within <5 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 Kherwa from other places

Kherwa lies about 41 km from Dehradun. 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 Kherwa
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 12 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 21 km
District headquarters Dehradun 41 km

Villages closest to Kherwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherwa village had a population of 56. That makes it the 157th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Kherwa village has 23 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherwa has about 1435 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Kherwa is 248165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherwa covers 102.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kherwa falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kherwa notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Kherwa.

Kherwa is about 41 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherwa is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 12 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 21 km away. Dehradun is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandrauta (under 2 km), Dau (2.1 km) and Gadaura Sakraula (2.1 km).

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

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