# Kherad Village, Maksoodangarh, Guna (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maksoodangarh, Guna 

# Kherad

Kherad is a village in Maksoodangarh sub-district of Guna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,264 people in 523 households**, the 6th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 2,264people (2011)
- 523households
- 58.1%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Kherad PIN code and other codes

Kherad falls in Maksoodangarh sub-district, Guna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRaghogarh
- Census village code499501

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kherad from nearby towns?

- Maksudangarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Guna (district HQ)90 km by road
- Biaora (nearest town)55 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Kherad?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kherad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhugud
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghogarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kherad known for?

About 81% of the 1,358 hectares of village land is sown, and 503 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kherad

Of every 100 households in Kherad in 2011, 34 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kherad · ■ Maksoodangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****2%**

**21%

Television ****8%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**43%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Kherad?

■ Kherad · ■ Maksoodangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****722**

**908

Working population ****53.3%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 41.7% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (3%) · **■** Marginal 837 (69%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Maksoodangarh

- Jamner6,571 people
- Ukawad2,821 people
- Todra2,293 people
- Naseerpur2,282 people
- Diroli2,244 people
- Barod2,121 people
- Salota1,890 people
- Pareva1,695 people

[All 183 villages in Maksoodangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/guna/maksoodangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kherad from Guna?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kherad?2,264 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherad in?Guna district (Maksoodangarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kherad?58.1% (Census 2011)