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About Khela Village

Khela is a mid sized village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 323 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144036, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khela village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144036
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 323
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khela compares

By the 2011 count Khela is the 163rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Khela

Khela 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 Khela as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khela from other places

Khela lies about 34 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Partabpura, about 2.8 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 Khela
Nearest railway station Partabpura 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur 9.8 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 34 km

Villages closest to Khela

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 Khela

As per the Census of India 2011, Khela village had a population of 639. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Khela village has 323 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khela has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Khela is 144036. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khela covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khela falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khela is Partabpura, about 2.8 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khela.

Khela is about 34 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khela is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Partabpura is about 2.8 km away. Phillaur is about 9.8 km away. Jalandhar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ranwan (under 2 km), Sangatpur (1.8 km) and Aujla (1.9 km).

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

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