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About Khelaur Village

Khelaur is a mid sized village in Pipili tehsil, in the district of Puri, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,535, made up of 759 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 752016, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khelaur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khelaur village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Puri
Tehsil Pipili
Pincode 752016
Area (hectares) 323 hectares
Population 1,535
Male Population 759
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khelaur compares

By the 2011 count Khelaur is the 14th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 742 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Khelaur

Khelaur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khelaur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khelaur from other places

Khelaur lies about 30 km from Puri, and the nearest railway station is Delang, about 3.4 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 Khelaur
Nearest railway station Delang 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Pipili 7.3 km
Nearest town Jatani 14 km
District headquarters Puri 30 km

Villages closest to Khelaur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pipili 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 Khelaur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khelaur village had a population of 1,535. That makes it the 14th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 742 residents.

Khelaur village has 759 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khelaur has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Khelaur is 752016. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khelaur covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khelaur falls under Pipili tehsil of Puri district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Khelaur is Delang, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khelaur.

Khelaur is about 30 km from Puri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khelaur is in Pipili tehsil of Puri district. Delang is about 3.4 km away. Pipili is about 7.3 km away. Jatani is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Teisipur (5.8 km), Teisipur Sultannagar (5.8 km) and Birapurusotampur No 1 (7.0 km).

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

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