Kherva
Kherva | |
|---|---|
Village | |
Umiya Chowk, Kherva | |
Kherva Location in Gujarat, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°32′39″N 72°26′35″E / 23.5443°N 72.443161°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| District | Mehsana |
| Government | |
| • Sarpanch | Mr. Bhadreshgiri Goswami |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.34 km2 (8.24 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd (Mehsana) |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,448 |
| • Rank | 3rd (Mehsana) |
| • Density | 443/km2 (1,150/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Gujarati, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Pin Code | 382711 , 384001 |
| Vehicle registration | GJ-2 |
| Website | Kherva's Blog |
Kherva is a village in the Mehsana district, Gujarat, India, situated on State Highway 73 between Gandhinagar and Mehsana. It borders the following villages: Devarasan, Kadavasan, Mulsan, Jagudan, Sanganpur, Punasan, Hebuva, Udalpur, Gunjala, Dharusan, and Dhamnava.
The nearest railway stations are Jagudan (located 4 km away), and Mehsana (8 km away). The Tropic of Cancer passes nearby Kherva, at Ditasan.
Kherva village is prosperous because of its location 7 km away from the Ahmedabad-to-Mehsana toll highway and railways in Jagudan Village and Mehsana City. Kherva has irrigation infrastructure which draws water from the Sujlam Suflam canal, the Kherva water reservation tank, and the Khet Talavdi. Kherva has its own farm-product selling market as well as a large second one at Mehsana.
There are two hospitals and many small clinics in the area. In Kherva, there are many educational institutions such as a Kherva Primary Boys/Girls School, Higher Secondary School (Shree Jaykorbai Vidyamandir), PTC College, as well as the Ganpat University.