Kherva
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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[1] |
| • 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.[2]
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,[3] 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[4]), PTC College, as well as the Ganpat University.[5]
Kherva, a Hindu majority village, is home to various other castes and religions. The total population of Kherva is approximately 19,000 with Muslim's constituting second-largest religious group. Jainism is also practiced.
The village is dominated by Patel and Thakor which constitutes 35% of the total population, followed by the Raval (Yogi), Sathwara, Parmar, Rabari, and Prajapati.
Lemons/Lime (fruit) is the main agricultural crop of Kherva farmers with approximately 70% of the cultivable land used for cash crop while the remaining is used to grow vegetables. Kheravians, as villagers, place great emphasis on education, and have spread all over world, including the US, the UK, Australia, Canada etc. The Kherva's people have also migrated to many cities of India, such as Mehsana, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Vapi, Vadodara and Surat.
The first Sarpanch after getting freedom by India was Late Shri Shah Chandulal Nagindas (From 7th Feb 1952 to 12 March 1961). The present day sarpanch is Shri Govindbhai Patel.
