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About Khizargarh Village

Khizargarh 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 1,710, made up of 888 males and 822 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khizargarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khizargarh village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Dera Bassi
Pincode 140103
Area (hectares) 274 hectares
Population 1,710
Male Population 888
Female Population 822
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khizargarh compares

By the 2011 count Khizargarh is the 31st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents. Its 274 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Khizargarh

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

Khizargarh lies about 16 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Sarai Banjara, about 9.7 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 Khizargarh
Nearest railway station Sarai Banjara 9.7 km
Nearest town Rajpura 12 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Bassi 23 km

Villages closest to Khizargarh

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 Khizargarh

As per the Census of India 2011, Khizargarh village had a population of 1,710. That makes it the 31st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,198 residents.

Khizargarh village has 888 males and 822 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khizargarh has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 866.

The pincode recorded for Khizargarh is 140103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khizargarh covers 274 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Khizargarh is Sarai Banjara, about 9.7 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 Khizargarh.

Khizargarh is about 16 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.

Khizargarh is in Dera Bassi tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Sarai Banjara is about 9.7 km away. Rajpura is about 12 km away. Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathiaran (12 km), Mehmadpur (13 km) and Sheikhpur Kalan (14 km).

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

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