About Khokhar Village

Khokhar is a mid sized village in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil, in the district of Rupnagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 620 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khokhar village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Rupnagar
Tehsil	Chamkaur Sahib
Pincode	140111
Area (hectares)	189 hectares
Population	1,227
Male Population	620
Female Population	607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khokhar compares

By the 2011 count Khokhar is the 35th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 752 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Khokhar

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

Khokhar lies about 17 km from Rupnagar, and the nearest railway station is Khamanon, about 15 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 Khokhar
Tehsil headquarters	Chamkaur Sahib	7.8 km
Nearest town	Bālāchor	14 km
Nearest railway station	Khamanon	15 km
District headquarters	Rupnagar	17 km

Villages closest to Khokhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chamkaur Sahib 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 Khokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khokhar village had a population of 1,227. That makes it the 35th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 752 residents.

Khokhar village has 620 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khokhar has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Khokhar is 140111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khokhar covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khokhar falls under Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khokhar is Khamanon, about 15 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 Khokhar.

Khokhar is about 17 km from Rupnagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khokhar is in Chamkaur Sahib tehsil of Rupnagar district. Chamkaur Sahib is about 7.8 km away. Bālāchor is about 14 km away. Khamanon is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.