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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,501, made up of 779 males and 722 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144410
Area (hectares) 217.15 hectares
Population 1,501
Male Population 779
Female Population 722
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 69th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 217.15 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 35 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Bhattian, about 1.7 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 Khaira
Nearest railway station Bhattian 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 5.1 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 35 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 1,501. That makes it the 69th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Khaira village has 779 males and 722 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 144410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 217.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Bhattian, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 35 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Bhattian is about 1.7 km away. Phillaur is about 5.1 km away. Jalandhar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhattian (under 2 km), Bakapur (1.5 km) and Shahpur (1.6 km).

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

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