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About Kheri Village

Kheri is a small village in Dera Bassi tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 409, made up of 224 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 826 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kheri village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140201
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 409
Male Population 224
Female Population 185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 826
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kheri compares

By the 2011 count Kheri is the 114th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Kheri

Kheri is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kheri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kheri from other places

Kheri lies about 30 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, 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 Kheri
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 15 km
Nearest town Basi 15 km
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 15 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 30 km

Villages closest to Kheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kheri village had a population of 409. That makes it the 114th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Kheri village has 224 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kheri has about 826 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Kheri is 140201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kheri covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kheri is Ghagghar, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kheri.

Kheri is about 30 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 is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Dera Bassi is about 15 km away. Basi is about 15 km away. Ghagghar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bir Kheri (under 2 km), Samal Heri (1.9 km) and Jangipur (7.0 km).

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

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