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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Gita Bai Lohar
Contact: 99****3469
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- LGD code
- 468355
- Pincode
- 458220
- Post office
- Sarwania Maharaj
- Population
- 543
- Households
- 134
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Sex ratio
- 982 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 296
- Distance to district centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 280 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 496 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nimach · 26 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt. Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kherkheda compares
By population, Kherkheda ranks #57 of 129 villages in Jawad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.9%
−11.6% vs mandal average
Kherkheda47.9%
Jawad mandal59.5%
Neemuch district61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
982
+18 vs mandal average
Kherkheda982
Jawad mandal964
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kherkheda4.1
Jawad mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kherkheda at a glance
Kherkheda is a village of 543 people in 134 households (Census 2011) in Jawad tehsil, Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh, the 57th-largest of 129 villages in Jawad tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 12 points below the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 982 women per 1,000 men. It lies 13 km from the Neemuch district centre, 26 km from Nimach railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 458220, served by Sarwania Maharaj post office; the LGD village code is 468355. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is Gita Bai Lohar, and the village votes in Jawad assembly constituency, represented by MLA Omprakash Sakhlecha. The population is estimated at 640 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Lasur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kherkheda · this village | 543 | 48% | — |
| Khatikheda · Jawad | 352 | 29% | 0 km N |
| Lasur · Jawad | 2,467 | 61% | 1.2 km W |
| Bangred Ka Kheda · Jawad | — | — | 2 km S |
| Khurdkhedi · Jawad | 88 | 77% | 2.5 km W |
| Madawada · Jawad | 1,214 | 61% | 3.2 km W |
| Ranipura · Jawad | 88 | 41% | 3.1 km W |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kherkheda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JAWAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 26
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 31
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 26
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 178.04
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 79.88
- Forest area (ha)
- 2.51
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kherkheda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kherkheda
- LGD code
- 468355
- Pincode
- 458220
- Post office
- Sarwania Maharaj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 543
- Population (projected 2026)
- 640
- Households
- 134
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 982
- Literacy rate
- 47.9%
- Coordinates
- 24.57839°N, 75.07105°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandsour
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jawad
- Member of Parliament
- Sudhir Gupta
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Omprakash Sakhlecha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Gita Bai Lohar
- Block / Mandal
- Jawad
Getting there
How to reach Kherkheda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal280 kmcapital
- Delhi496 km
- Mumbai652 km
- Hyderabad875 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNimach26 km
- Bus stopRampura Naka Bus Stop13 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt. Hospital8 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum35 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 458220
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Other villages named Kherkheda
Looking for a different Kherkheda? 6 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Kherkheda →
- KherkhedaMalhargarh · Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh831 pop
- KherkhedaSatwas · Dewas, Madhya Pradesh689 pop
- KherkhedaGaroth · Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh539 pop
- KherkhedaKhilchipur · Rajgarh, Madhya Pradesh314 pop
- KherkhedaShamgarh · Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh235 pop
- KherkhedaSitamau · Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh155 pop
Villages near Kherkheda
Other villages in Jawad mandal
View all 60+ →- Sarwaniya Maharaj
- Nayagaon
- Athana
- Morwan
- Bawalnai
- Suwa Kheda
- Modi
- Bangred
- Damodarpura
- Lasur
- Suntholi
- Ruppura Morwan
- Dhamaniya
- Dadoli
- Barada
- Kesharpura Kalan
- Sarwaniya Masani
- Ummedpura
- Amlibhat
- Arnya [Mamadeo]
- Bhagwanpura [Gudanathur
- Paldakheda
- Samel
- Borkhedi
- Tarapur
- Madawada
- Niliya
- Basedibhati
- Kundala Ratangarh
- Tumba
- Janakpur
- Barkheda Kamaliya
- Meghpura
- Dhani
- Manda
- Melankheda
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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)