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About Kheri Village

Kheri is a mid sized village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,692, made up of 888 males and 804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 141411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Ludhiana
Tehsil Ludhiana West
Pincode 141411
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 1,692
Male Population 888
Female Population 804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kheri compares

By the 2011 count Kheri is the 65th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Kheri

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

How far is Kheri from other places

Kheri lies about 11 km from Ludhiana, and the nearest railway station is Jassowal, about 3.0 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 Kheri
Nearest railway station Jassowal 3.0 km
Nearest town Gil 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Ludhiana West 11 km
District headquarters Ludhiana 11 km

Villages closest to Kheri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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 Kheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheri village had a population of 1,692. That makes it the 65th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Kheri village has 888 males and 804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheri has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Kheri is 141411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheri covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kheri falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kheri is Jassowal, about 3.0 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 village for Kheri.

Kheri is about 11 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheri is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Jassowal is about 3.0 km away. Gil is about 5.6 km away. Ludhiana West is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhameri (under 2 km), Himayunpura (under 2 km) and Dolon Khurd (1.8 km).

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

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