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About Kherua Village

Kherua is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,402, made up of 732 males and 670 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Sainthia
Pincode 731234
Area (hectares) 168.01 hectares
Population 1,402
Male Population 732
Female Population 670
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kherua compares

By the 2011 count Kherua is the 33rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 168.01 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kherua

The census records public bus service for Kherua 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kendujolai, Keora, Kesabpur and Khamartora. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kherua

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherua village had a population of 1,402. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Kherua village has 732 males and 670 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherua has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kherua is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherua covers 168.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kherua falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kherua notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Kherua.

Kherua is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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