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About Khera Village

Khera is a large village in Phagwara tehsil, in the district of Kapurthala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,398, made up of 1,200 males and 1,198 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Kapurthala
Tehsil Phagwara
Pincode 144401
Area (hectares) 129.55 hectares
Population 2,398
Male Population 1,200
Female Population 1,198
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khera compares

By the 2011 count Khera is the 15th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents. Its 129.55 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Khera

The census records public bus service for Khera 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khera from other places

Khera lies about 28 km from Kapurthala, and the nearest railway station is Jamsher Khas, 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 Khera
Nearest railway station Jamsher Khas 1.7 km
Nearest town Jalandhar Cantonment 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Phagwara 14 km
District headquarters Kapurthala 28 km

Villages closest to Khera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khera village had a population of 2,398. That makes it the 15th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,226 residents.

Khera village has 1,200 males and 1,198 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khera has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Khera is 144401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khera covers 129.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khera falls under Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khera is Jamsher Khas, 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khera.

Khera is about 28 km from Kapurthala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khera is in Phagwara tehsil of Kapurthala district. Jamsher Khas is about 1.7 km away. Jalandhar Cantonment is about 5.5 km away. Phagwara is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maheru (6.0 km), Sadarpur (7.4 km) and Harbanspur (8.3 km).

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

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