Kheralu

Kheralu
city
Kheralu Location in Gujarat, India Show map of Gujarat Kheralu Kheralu (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23.88°N 72.62°E / 23.88; 72.62
Country	India
State	Gujarat
District	Mehsana
Elevation	149 m (489 ft)
Population  (2001)
• Total	20,143
Languages
• Official	Gujarati, Hindi, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	GJ 02
Website	gujaratindia.com

Kheralu is a city and a municipality in Mehsana district in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is a little north of Mahesana Proper town and it is approximately half the size of Mehsana.

Histor

A Bodhisattva sculpture from 3rd-4th century CE was discovered in Kheralu.[1]

Kheralu was home for a community of Humbada Jains in the 15th-16th century CE.[2]

Geography

Kheralu is located at 23.88°N 72.62°E / 23.88; 72.62.[3] It has an average elevation of 149 metres (488 feet). It is the second largest town in its district after Mehsana proper town.^[citation needed]

The river Rupen flows through the taluka of Kheralu. Originating from the hills of Taranga in Kheralu, it eventually flows into the Little Rann of Kutch.[4][5]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census,[6] Kheralu had a population of 20,143. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kheralu has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 59%. In Kheralu, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

References

1. Mishra, Susan Verma; Ray, Himanshu Prabha (5 August 2016). The Archaeology of Sacred Spaces: The temple in western India, 2nd century BCE–8th century CE. Routledge. ISBN 9781317193746.
2. "CoJS Newsletter • March 2012 • Issue 7" (PDF). Center of Jaina Studies Newsletters, SOAS, London. March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
3. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kheralu
4. (India), Gujarat (1975). Gujarat State Gazetteers: Mehsana District. Directorate of Government Print., Stationery and Publications, Gujarat State.
5. Narmada. "Rupen | River Basins | The Region | Narmada (Gujarat State)". guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
6. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.