Kherva is a village in the Mehsana District

Mehsana district

Mehsana district is one of the 26 districts of Gujarat state in western India. Mehsana city is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district has a population of over 18 lakhs and an area of over 4,500 km². There are over 600 villages in this district...

, Gujarat, India

India

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, situated on State Highway 217 between Gandhinagar and Mehsana

Mehsana

Mahesana is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat.-City and surrounding area:Situated near Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, Mehsana is one of the largest cities in North Gujarat; followed by Patan and Palanpur. A number of primary industries including dairy, oil...

. It borders the following villages: Devarasan, Kadavasan, Mulsan, Jagudan, Sanganpur

Sanganpur

Sanganpur gu:સાંગણપુર also known as Sangalpur is a village in Mehsana district in the state of Gujarat, India.The nearest city from Sanganpur is Mehsana.Sanganpur is situated about 12 km from Mehsana city on South direction...

 ( સાંગણપુર ), Punasan, Hebuva, Udalpur, Gunjala, Dharusan and Damnava.

The nearest railway stations are Jagudan which is located 6 km from Kherva and Mehsana

Mehsana

Mahesana is a city and municipality in Mehsana district, in the Indian state of Gujarat.-City and surrounding area:Situated near Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, Mehsana is one of the largest cities in North Gujarat; followed by Patan and Palanpur. A number of primary industries including dairy, oil...

, 10 km from Kherva.

Geography

On state highway no 217 , Kherva is situated on Gandhinagar- Mehsana Highway. Kherva is Eight KM away from Distric Centre, Mehsana. Kherva is one of the biggest village of Mehsana District. Kherva is increasing day by day.The Sujlam Suflam canal passes Kherva on the road to Udalpur where a large artificial lake has been constructed. Residents around the lake use its water for farming and fishing. The Gujarat Underground Water Laboratory is situated at Kherva.

Demography

Kherva is home to various caste

Caste

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s and religions. The major religions in Kherva are Hinduism

Hinduism

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, Islam

Islam

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 and Jainism

Jainism

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. The total population of Kherva is approximately 13,0000 where Hindus constitute the main population. Patel

Patel

Patel is a surname of Indian origin, originally meaning "headman" or"village chief". Patels are socially, economically and politically the most dominant caste in Gujarat Patels are basically Kurmis or Kunbis and are found in various geographical locations. The Kunbi are an Indian subcaste...

 and Thakore

Thakore

The Thakore are Hindu caste found in the state of Gujarat in India. They also known as Patanwadia, Dharedas or Baria.-History and origin:The Thakore of Gujarat claim to have originated in Maharashtra in the distant past. They are found in the districts of Mehsana, Ahmedabad, Banaskantha,...

 castes constitute 35% of the total population. Raval (Yogi), Satawara, Parmar

Paramara

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, Rabari

Rabari

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 and Prajapati

Prajapati

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 follow them. The Muslim population is the second-largest group. Patels are mainly farmers while other castes do different business. Ravals work on lemon tree and on sundries. The Thakors cooperate with Patels. Kheravian more emphasis on education. Khervaian spread all over world. Most of them live in the USA, UK, Australia, Britain etc.

Education

Primary Boys School and Primary Girl School is main School around Kherva and other villages.Shree Jaykorbai Vidyamandir, also known as JVMK, is a secondary and higher secondary school in. Students from all surrounding villages come to study at JVMK.JVMK holds various functions and Sport-festival District level as well as State level.JVMK arranged successfully STATE LEVEL KHO-KHO CHAMPIONSHIP in past.Ganpat Univesity is situated at Kherva is becoming education hub in State. Students from allover state aproch it foe study.1st Women Shainik School is at Kherva.

Aradhan Pan Parlour is famous not only in Kherva but also in Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad also known as Karnavati is the largest city in Gujarat, India. It is the former capital of Gujarat and is also the judicial capital of Gujarat as the Gujarat High Court has its seat in Ahmedabad...

and other citites of Gujarat. Students from all over Gujarat come to study in Kherva and they prefer Aradhan Pan Parlour for their needs.

Temples

The Sadhimataji temple in Kherva is a well-known holy site for its devotees. It is situated 2 km from Kherva on the Mehsana-Kalol road. Every Sunday and Tuesday, people go barefoot to worship Sadhimataji. Sadhimataji is the goddess of Raval Yogi of Kherva.On Dharo Atham, there is engaged Fair of SADHIMATA by Raval Yogi of Kherva.There is fable that Fair is starting after Flagging of Raval Yogi Community.

There are other famous temples of Kherva are Ramji Mandir ,Siddhnath Mahadev, Joganimataji, Ambaji Mata, Bahuchar Mata. Siddhnath Mahadev is ancient temple.Ambaji Mandir near it is aproximateli 1300 year old.

There are two famous proverb for kherva. One is like this: "BADHE GAYA HASHO PAN KHERVA NAHI".it means you go everywhere but excit at Kherva after visiting. The other famous proverb is " KHERVA NI KHER ANE BAHAR NI LAHER". It means outsider vendors earn more than in Kherva than Proper one. There are a story behind this maxim.