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About Kheri Jattan Village

Kheri Jattan is a mid sized village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 638 males and 538 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheri Jattan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheri Jattan village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140501
Area (hectares) 215.28 hectares
Population 1,176
Male Population 638
Female Population 538
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kheri Jattan compares

By the 2011 count Kheri Jattan is the 59th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 215.28 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Kheri Jattan

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

Kheri Jattan lies about 24 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Dapper, about 6.9 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 Kheri Jattan
Nearest railway station Dapper 6.9 km
Nearest town Lālru 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 8.9 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 24 km

Villages closest to Kheri Jattan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Bassi 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 Kheri Jattan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheri Jattan village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 59th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Kheri Jattan village has 638 males and 538 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheri Jattan has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Kheri Jattan is 140501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheri Jattan covers 215.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kheri Jattan falls under Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Kheri Jattan is Dapper, about 6.9 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 Kheri Jattan.

Kheri Jattan is about 24 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kheri Jattan is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dapper is about 6.9 km away. Lālru is about 8.1 km away. Dera Bassi is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Punsar (under 2 km), Rampur Bahal (under 2 km) and Ambchhapa (1.7 km).

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

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