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About Khalhera Village

Khalhera is a mid sized village in Amritsar I tehsil, in the district of Amritsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 274 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalhera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Amritsar
Tehsil Amritsar I
Pincode 143305
Area (hectares) 147 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 274
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khalhera compares

By the 2011 count Khalhera is the 121st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 147 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Khalhera

Khalhera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khalhera as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khalhera from other places

Khalhera lies about 18 km from Amritsar, and the nearest railway station is Jandiala, about 2.9 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 Khalhera
Nearest railway station Jandiala 2.9 km
Nearest town Jandiāla Gurū 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Amritsar I 18 km
District headquarters Amritsar 18 km

Villages closest to Khalhera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amritsar I 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 Khalhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalhera village had a population of 531. That makes it the 121st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Khalhera village has 274 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalhera has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Khalhera is 143305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalhera covers 147 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khalhera falls under Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khalhera is Jandiala, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khalhera.

Khalhera is about 18 km from Amritsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalhera is in Amritsar I tehsil of Amritsar district. Jandiala is about 2.9 km away. Jandiāla Gurū is about 6.7 km away. Amritsar I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamma (under 2 km), Gadli (1.6 km) and Johal (3.3 km).

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

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