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About Khai Village

Khai is a large village in Nihal Singhwala tehsil, in the district of Moga, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,532, made up of 1,853 males and 1,679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 932 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khai village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Moga
Tehsil Nihal Singhwala
Pincode 142046
Area (hectares) 932 hectares
Population 3,532
Male Population 1,853
Female Population 1,679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khai compares

By the 2011 count Khai is the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents. Its 932 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 893.

Getting to Khai

Khai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khai 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 Khai from other places

Khai lies about 29 km from Moga, and the nearest railway station is Parao Mahna, about 28 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 Khai
Tehsil headquarters Nihal Singhwala 5.7 km
Nearest town Bagha Purana 19 km
Nearest railway station Parao Mahna 28 km
District headquarters Moga 29 km

Villages closest to Khai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nihal Singhwala 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 Khai

As per the Census of India 2011, Khai village had a population of 3,532. That makes it the 20th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,201 residents.

Khai village has 1,853 males and 1,679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khai has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Khai is 142046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khai covers 932 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khai falls under Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khai is Parao Mahna, about 28 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 Khai.

Khai is about 29 km from Moga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khai is in Nihal Singhwala tehsil of Moga district. Nihal Singhwala is about 5.7 km away. Bagha Purana is about 19 km away. Parao Mahna is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gajiana (3.0 km), Raunta (3.5 km) and Burj Hamira (3.6 km).

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

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