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About Khassan Village

Khassan is a large village in Bhulath tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,094, made up of 1,625 males and 1,469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1097 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khassan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khassan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Bhulath
Pincode 144624
Area (hectares) 1097 hectares
Population 3,094
Male Population 1,625
Female Population 1,469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khassan compares

By the 2011 count Khassan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 890 residents. Its 1097 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Khassan

Khassan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khassan 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khassan from other places

Khassan lies about 19 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Hamira, about 9.2 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 Khassan
Nearest railway station Hamira 9.2 km
Nearest town Kartārpur 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhulath 19 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 19 km

Villages closest to Khassan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khassan village had a population of 3,094. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 890 residents.

Khassan village has 1,625 males and 1,469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khassan has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Khassan is 144624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khassan covers 1097 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khassan falls under Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khassan is Hamira, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Khassan is about 19 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khassan is in Bhulath tehsil of Kapurthala district. Hamira is about 9.2 km away. Kartārpur is about 9.3 km away. Bhulath is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandori (2.0 km), Talwandi Purdil (2.9 km) and Bagwanpur (2.9 km).

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

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