About Saila Khurd Village

Saila Khurd is a large village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,688, made up of 2,440 males and 2,248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144529, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saila Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saila Khurd village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Hoshiarpur
Tehsil	Garhshankar
Pincode	144529
Area (hectares)	159 hectares
Population	4,688
Male Population	2,440
Female Population	2,248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Saila Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Saila Khurd is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 159 hectares work out to about 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Saila Khurd

Saila Khurd is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Saila Khurd 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saila Khurd from other places

Saila Khurd lies about 31 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Saila Khurd, about under 2 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 Saila Khurd
Nearest railway station	Saila Khurd	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Garhshankar	11 km
Nearest town	Banga	14 km
District headquarters	Hoshiarpur	31 km

Villages closest to Saila Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar 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 Saila Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Saila Khurd village had a population of 4,688. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Saila Khurd village has 2,440 males and 2,248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saila Khurd has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Saila Khurd is 144529. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saila Khurd covers 159 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Saila Khurd falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Saila Khurd is Saila Khurd, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Saila Khurd.

Saila Khurd is about 31 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saila Khurd is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Saila Khurd is about under 2 km away. Garhshankar is about 11 km away. Banga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.