As of 2001[update] India census,[1] Kherliganj had a population of 7391. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Kherliganj has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70%, and female literacy is 44%. In Kherliganj, 16% of the population is under 6 years of age.