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About Khurd Village

Khurd is a small village in Khanna tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 115 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Khanna
Pincode 141401
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 115
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Khurd is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Khurd

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

Khurd lies about 64 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Kalhemajra, about 11 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 Khurd
Nearest town Nābha 10 km
Nearest railway station Kalhemajra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanna 30 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 64 km

Villages closest to Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurd village had a population of 217. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,405 residents.

Khurd village has 115 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurd has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 900.

The pincode recorded for Khurd is 141401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khurd covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khurd falls under Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khurd is Kalhemajra, about 11 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 Khurd.

Khurd is about 64 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khurd is in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district. Nābha is about 10 km away. Kalhemajra is about 11 km away. Khanna is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kala (17 km), Naraingarh (18 km) and Raipur (22 km).

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

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