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Kherwas

खेरवास
Badnawar mandal
Pincode 454660
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Kherwas observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rekha
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LGD code
474386
Pincode
454660
Post office
Badnawar
Population
1,035
Households
226
Literacy rate
53.5%
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000♂
Workers
552
Distance to district centre
54 km
Distance to mandal centre
27 km
Distance to Bhopal
222 km
Distance to Mumbai
507 km
Nearest railway station
Sundarabad · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Saroadar Patel Hospital and Research Centre · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kherwas compares

By population, Kherwas ranks #60 of 172 villages in Badnawar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.5%
−0.7% vs mandal average
Kherwas
53.5%
Badnawar mandal
54.2%
Dhar district
49.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
979
+2 vs mandal average
Kherwas
979
Badnawar mandal
977
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kherwas
4.6
Badnawar mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kherwas at a glance

Kherwas is a village of 1,035 people in 226 households (Census 2011) in Badnawar tehsil, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 60th-largest of 172 villages in Badnawar tehsil. Literacy is 54%, about the same as the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 979 women per 1,000 men. It lies 54 km from the Dhar district centre, 10 km from Sundarabad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 454660, served by Badnawar post office; the LGD village code is 474386. Mapped within or next to the village: high school. The sarpanch is Rekha. The population is estimated at 1,220 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khairwas

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kherwas · this village1,03554%
Dhamana · Badnawar1,47648%2.6 km N
Kheda · Sardarpur19549%3.5 km SW
Kheda · Katthiwara1,0344%3.5 km SW
Kheda · Rama4,51824%3.5 km SW
Bamansuta · Badnawar1,39360%4 km SE
Panchakwasa · Badnawar83755%5.1 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kherwas

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BADNAWAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
7
Distance to district HQ (km)
52
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
622.25
Irrigated area (ha)
440.27
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Kherwas

LGD code
474386
Pincode
454660
Post office
Badnawar
Population (Census 2011)
1,035
Population (projected 2026)
1,220
Households
226
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
979
Literacy rate
53.5%
Coordinates
23.05573°N, 75.25662°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Indore
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Debalpur
Member of Parliament
Shankar Lalwani
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Rekha
Block / Mandal
Badnawar
Getting there

How to reach Kherwas

Mandal centre
Badnawar · ≈ 27 km
≈ 55 min by car · 1 h 6 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dhar · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 51 min by car · 2 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal222 kmcapital
  • Mumbai507 km
  • Delhi648 km
  • Hyderabad715 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSundarabad10 km
  • Hospital / PHCSaroadar Patel Hospital and Research Centre5 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump28 km
  • CollegeCatholic Theology College for boys59 km
Village amenities · Census 2011 / OpenStreetMap within 2 km
  • High school
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Kherwas

1 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

  • 🎓Shraman High Universal SchoolHigh school1.4 km ↗
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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