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About Kherad Village

Kherad is a mid sized village in Santuri tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 795, made up of 402 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 188.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Santuri
Pincode 723157
Area (hectares) 188.32 hectares
Population 795
Male Population 402
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
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 Kherad compares

By the 2011 count Kherad is the 31st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 789 residents. Its 188.32 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Kherad

The census records public bus service for Kherad 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 Kendberya, Kendthol, Kharbana and Kharbar. 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 Kherad

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherad village had a population of 795. That makes it the 31st largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 789 residents.

Kherad village has 402 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherad has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Kherad is 723157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherad covers 188.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kherad falls under Santuri tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Kherad 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 Kherad.

Kherad is in Santuri tehsil of Puruliya 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 Kherad today is likely to be higher.

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