Kherva
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Kherva Kherva (ખેરવા) |
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 Kherva
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| Coordinates: 23°32′39″N 72°26′35″E / 23.5443°N 72.443161°ECoordinates: 23°32′39″N 72°26′35″E / 23.5443°N 72.443161°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Gujarat |
| District | Mehsana |
| Government | |
| • Sarpanch | Mrs. Jignaben Patel |
| Elevation | 81 m (266 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 20,000 |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Pin Code | 382711 |
| Website | www |
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 Damnava.
The nearest railway stations are in Jagudan, located 4 km from Kherva, and in Mehsana 8 km away. The Tropic of Cancer passes nearby Kherva.
Kherva Village is prosperous because of its location 7 km away from the Ahmedabad-to-Meshana toll highway and railways in Jagudan Village and Meshana City. Kherva has an advanced irrigation facility 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 Meshana.
There are two modern hospitals in Kherva, with many small clinics in the area. In Kherva, there are many educational institutions such as a Primary school, Higher Secondary school, PTC College, as well as the Ganpat University.
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), Satawara, Parmar, Rabari, and Prajapati.
Patels are mainly farmers, while other castes in the village is involved in various occupation. Lemon is the main agricultural crop of Kherva farmers with approximately 70% of the cultivable land used for cash crop while the remainder is used to grow vegetables. The Thakors cooperate with the Patels. Kheravians, as villagers, place great emphasis on education, and have spread all over world, including the USA, the UK, Australia, Canada etc. The Khervan people have also migrated to many cities of India, such as Meshana, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, and Surat.
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