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About Khera Village

Khera is a mid sized village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 463 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khera village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140110
Area (hectares) 125.95 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 463
Female Population 435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khera compares

By the 2011 count Khera is the 64th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 125.95 hectares work out to about 7.1 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 875.

Getting to Khera

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

Khera lies about 20 km from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chatouli, about 7.8 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
Nearest railway station Chatouli 7.8 km
Nearest town Kūrāli 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharar 12 km
District headquarters Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 20 km

Villages closest to Khera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khera village had a population of 898. That makes it the 64th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Khera village has 463 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khera has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Khera is 140110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khera covers 125.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khera falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khera is Chatouli, about 7.8 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.

Khera is about 20 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.

Khera is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. Chatouli is about 7.8 km away. Kūrāli is about 8.3 km away. Kharar is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhande Majra (under 2 km), Fatehpur (under 2 km) and Majri (under 2 km).

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

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