About Khokhar Village

Khokhar is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,000, made up of 504 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143518, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khokhar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Batala
Pincode	143518
Area (hectares)	189 hectares
Population	1,000
Male Population	504
Female Population	496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khokhar compares

By the 2011 count Khokhar is the 182nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Khokhar

Khokhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khokhar 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khokhar from other places

Khokhar lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Jaintipura, about 5.7 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 Khokhar
Nearest railway station	Jaintipura	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Batala	6.9 km
Nearest town	Batāla	6.9 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	36 km

Villages closest to Khokhar

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

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Common questions about Khokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khokhar village had a population of 1,000. That makes it the 182nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Khokhar village has 504 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khokhar has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Khokhar is 143518. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khokhar covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khokhar falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khokhar is Jaintipura, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khokhar.

Khokhar is about 36 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khokhar is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Jaintipura is about 5.7 km away. Batala is about 6.9 km away. Batāla is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.