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About Khojala Village

Khojala is a large village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,359, made up of 1,746 males and 1,613 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 650 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khojala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khojala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 650 hectares
Population 3,359
Male Population 1,746
Female Population 1,613
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
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 Khojala compares

By the 2011 count Khojala is the 22nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 650 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Khojala

Khojala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khojala 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 Khojala from other places

Khojala lies about 32 km from Gurdaspur. 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 Khojala
Nearest town Qadian 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Batala 18 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Khojala

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.

Common questions about Khojala

As per the Census of India 2011, Khojala village had a population of 3,359. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Khojala village has 1,746 males and 1,613 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khojala has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 910.

The pincode recorded for Khojala is 143516. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khojala covers 650 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khojala falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The census record for Khojala notes the nearest railway station 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 Khojala.

Khojala is about 32 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khojala is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Qadian is about 7.9 km away. Batala is about 18 km away. Gurdaspur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhande (under 2 km), Boparai (2.2 km) and Shahpur Araian (2.2 km).

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

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