About Virk Khera Village

Virk Khera is a mid sized village in Malout tehsil, in the district of Muktsar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,696, made up of 891 males and 805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 528 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 152107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Virk Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Virk Khera village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Muktsar
Tehsil	Malout
Pincode	152107
Area (hectares)	528 hectares
Population	1,696
Male Population	891
Female Population	805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Virk Khera compares

By the 2011 count Virk Khera is the 75th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents. Its 528 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 901.

Getting to Virk Khera

Virk Khera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Virk Khera 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Virk Khera from other places

Virk Khera lies about 27 km from Muktsar, and the nearest railway station is Qabarwala, about 7.8 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 Virk Khera
Tehsil headquarters	Malout	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Qabarwala	7.8 km
District headquarters	Muktsar	27 km

Villages closest to Virk Khera

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

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Common questions about Virk Khera

As per the Census of India 2011, Virk Khera village had a population of 1,696. That makes it the 75th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,931 residents.

Virk Khera village has 891 males and 805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Virk Khera has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Virk Khera is 152107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Virk Khera covers 528 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Virk Khera falls under Malout tehsil of Muktsar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Virk Khera is Qabarwala, about 7.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Virk Khera.

Virk Khera is about 27 km from Muktsar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Virk Khera is in Malout tehsil of Muktsar district. Malout is about 5.7 km away. Qabarwala is about 7.8 km away. Muktsar is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.