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About Kehargarh Village

Kehargarh is a small village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 166, made up of 87 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 147001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kehargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kehargarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 147001
Area (hectares) 255 hectares
Population 166
Male Population 87
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kehargarh compares

By the 2011 count Kehargarh is the 222nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 255 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Kehargarh

Kehargarh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kehargarh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kehargarh from other places

Kehargarh lies about 34 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Banjara, about 9.6 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 Kehargarh
Nearest railway station Sarai Banjara 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 12 km
District headquarters Patiala 34 km

Villages closest to Kehargarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kehargarh village had a population of 166. That makes it the 222nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Kehargarh village has 87 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kehargarh has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Kehargarh is 147001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kehargarh covers 255 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kehargarh falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kehargarh is Sarai Banjara, about 9.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kehargarh.

Kehargarh is about 34 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kehargarh is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Sarai Banjara is about 9.6 km away. Rajpura is about 12 km away. Patiala is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhuman (2.1 km), Urna (2.1 km) and Sadhraur (2.5 km).

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

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