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About Khiala Village

Khiala is a small village in Jalandhar I tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 84 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiala village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Jalandhar I
Pincode 144001
Area (hectares) 251 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 84
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Khiala compares

By the 2011 count Khiala is the 124th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Khiala

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

Khiala lies about 24 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Sham Chaurasi, about 5.1 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 Khiala
Nearest railway station Sham Chaurasi 5.1 km
Nearest town Adampur 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalandhar I 24 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 24 km

Villages closest to Khiala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khiala village had a population of 163. That makes it the 124th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Khiala village has 84 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiala has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Khiala is 144001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khiala covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khiala falls under Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khiala is Sham Chaurasi, about 5.1 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 Khiala.

Khiala is about 24 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khiala is in Jalandhar I tehsil of Jalandhar district. Sham Chaurasi is about 5.1 km away. Adampur is about 8.8 km away. Jalandhar I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padhiana (2.3 km), Chukhiara (2.8 km) and Manko (2.9 km).

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

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