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- LGD code
- 510294
- Pincode
- 383355
- Post office
- Shamlaji
- Population
- 971
- Households
- 222
- Literacy rate
- 68.8%
- Sex ratio
- 919 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 527
Census 2011 · in context
How Kherancha compares
By population, Kherancha ranks #92 of 145 villages in Bhiloda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
68.8%
+1.6% vs mandal average
- Kherancha
- 68.8%
- Bhiloda mandal
- 67.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
919
−63 vs mandal average
- Kherancha
- 919
- Bhiloda mandal
- 982
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.6 vs mandal average
- Kherancha
- 4.4
- Bhiloda mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kherancha at a glance
Kherancha is a village of 971 people in 222 households (Census 2011) in Bhiloda taluka, Arvalli district, Gujarat, the 92nd-largest of 145 villages in Bhiloda taluka. Literacy is 69%, 2 points above the taluka average of 67% and the sex ratio is 919 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 383355, served by Shamlaji post office; the LGD village code is 510294. The village votes in Wadhwan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jagdishbhai Prabhubhai Makwana. The population is estimated at 1,145 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kherancha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHILODA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 48
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KHERANCHA
- Total area (ha)
- 343.43
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 144.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 99.23
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kherancha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kherancha
- LGD code
- 510294
- Pincode
- 383355
- Post office
- Shamlaji
- Population (Census 2011)
- 971
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,145
- Households
- 222
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 919
- Literacy rate
- 68.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Surendranagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Wadhwan
- Member of Parliament
- Chandubhai Shihora
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jagdishbhai Prabhubhai Makwana
- Block / Mandal
- Bhiloda
- Nearest railway station
- Katuda (10.1 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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