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About Nathu Khaira Village

Nathu Khaira is a mid sized village in Batala tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 504 males and 446 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143516, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nathu Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nathu Khaira village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Batala
Pincode 143516
Area (hectares) 151 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 504
Female Population 446
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Nathu Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Nathu Khaira is the 197th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents. Its 151 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

Getting to Nathu Khaira

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

Nathu Khaira lies about 36 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Batala Junction, about 8.8 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 Nathu Khaira
Tehsil headquarters Batala 7.3 km
Nearest town Batāla 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Batala Junction 8.8 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 36 km

Villages closest to Nathu Khaira

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 Nathu Khaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Nathu Khaira village had a population of 950. That makes it the 197th largest of the 351 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,329 residents.

Nathu Khaira village has 504 males and 446 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nathu Khaira has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 910.

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

Nathu Khaira covers 151 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Nathu Khaira falls under Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Nathu Khaira is Batala Junction, about 8.8 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 Nathu Khaira.

Nathu Khaira 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.

Nathu Khaira is in Batala tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Batala is about 7.3 km away. Batāla is about 7.3 km away. Batala Junction is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nat (under 2 km), Purian Khurd (under 2 km) and Cheema (under 2 km).

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

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