# Kherla Village, Gangapur, Sawai Madhopur (Rajasthan)

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Village · Gangapur, Sawai Madhopur 

# Kherla

Kherla is a village in Gangapur sub-district of Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan, PIN code **322219**. The 2011 Census counted **2,156 people in 409 households**, the 33rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 2,156people (2011)
- 409households
- 66.9%literacy
- 322219PIN code

## Kherla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kherla is 322219.** Kherla falls in Gangapur sub-district, Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan.

- PIN code322219
- Community development blockGangapur
- Census village code077096

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

## How far is Kherla from nearby towns?

- Gangapur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sawai Madhopur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Gangapur City (nearest town)25 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 Kherla?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kherla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vajeerpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gangapur City
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gangapur City
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Kherla known for?

The main crops are **bajara, wheat and sarson**. About 76% of the 358 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Kherla

Of every 100 households in Kherla in 2011, 58 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kherla · ■ Gangapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**90%

Tap water ****28%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**13%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****81%**

**72%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Kherla?

■ Kherla · ■ Gangapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079**

**856

Working population ****42.2%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 50.2% for women. 48% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (7%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 170 (19%) · **■** Marginal 537 (59%)

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 Gangapur

- Bhalpur2,324 people
- Jat Baroda2,315 people
- Chhawa2,265 people
- Salempur2,201 people
- Paota2,146 people
- Ramgarh Murara2,090 people
- Habeebpur1,976 people
- Baman Baroda1,967 people

[All 125 villages in Gangapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/sawai-madhopur/gangapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kherla?322219
- How far is Kherla from Sawai Madhopur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Kherla?2,156 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kherla in?Sawai Madhopur district (Gangapur sub-district), Rajasthan
- What is the literacy rate of Kherla?66.9% (Census 2011)
