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About Khera Gajju Village

Khera Gajju is a large village in Rajpura tehsil, in the district of Patiala, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,552, made up of 2,380 males and 2,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 606 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khera Gajju Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khera Gajju village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Patiala
Tehsil Rajpura
Pincode 140602
Area (hectares) 606 hectares
Population 4,552
Male Population 2,380
Female Population 2,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khera Gajju compares

By the 2011 count Khera Gajju is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents. Its 606 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Khera Gajju

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

Khera Gajju lies about 36 km from Patiala, and the nearest railway station is Rajpura Junction, 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 Khera Gajju
Nearest railway station Rajpura Junction 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajpura 12 km
District headquarters Patiala 36 km

Villages closest to Khera Gajju

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 Khera Gajju

As per the Census of India 2011, Khera Gajju village had a population of 4,552. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,174 residents.

Khera Gajju village has 2,380 males and 2,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khera Gajju has about 913 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 Khera Gajju is 140602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khera Gajju covers 606 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khera Gajju falls under Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khera Gajju is Rajpura Junction, about 11 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 Khera Gajju.

Khera Gajju is about 36 km from Patiala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khera Gajju is in Rajpura tehsil of Patiala district. Rajpura Junction is about 11 km away. Rajpura is about 12 km away. Patiala is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urna (1.7 km), Manakpur (1.9 km) and Hadaitpura (2.0 km).

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

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