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About Khera Village

Khera is a large village in Indri tehsil, in the district of Karnal, Haryana. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,698, made up of 1,422 males and 1,276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 897 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 132041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khera village
Description Value
State Haryana
District Karnal
Tehsil Indri
Pincode 132041
Area (hectares) 407 hectares
Population 2,698
Male Population 1,422
Female Population 1,276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 897
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khera compares

By the 2011 count Khera is the 11th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 407 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Khera

Khera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khera as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khera from other places

Khera lies about 24 km from Karnal, and the nearest railway station is Nilokheri, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khera
Tehsil headquarters Indri 2.3 km
Nearest town Lādwa 12 km
Nearest railway station Nilokheri 16 km
District headquarters Karnal 24 km

Villages closest to Khera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indri tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Khera

As per the Census of India 2011, Khera village had a population of 2,698. That makes it the 11th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Khera village has 1,422 males and 1,276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khera has about 897 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Khera is 132041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khera covers 407 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khera falls under Indri tehsil of Karnal district in Haryana.

The nearest railway station to Khera is Nilokheri, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Khera.

Khera is about 24 km from Karnal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khera is in Indri tehsil of Karnal district. Indri is about 2.3 km away. Lādwa is about 12 km away. Nilokheri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keherba (under 2 km), Punjo Khera (under 2 km) and Nanhera (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khera today is likely to be higher.

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