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About Khurd Village

Khurd is a mid sized village in Nawanshahr tehsil, in the district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 327 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144422, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurd village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar
Tehsil Nawanshahr
Pincode 144422
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 606
Male Population 327
Female Population 279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Khurd is the 202nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Khurd

Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khurd as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khurd from other places

Khurd lies about 30 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Lal kalan, about 3.2 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Lal kalan 3.2 km
Nearest town Dorāha 10 km
District headquarters Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Nawanshahr 30 km

Villages closest to Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurd village had a population of 606. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 272 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Khurd village has 327 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurd has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 975.

The pincode recorded for Khurd is 144422. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khurd covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khurd falls under Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Khurd is Lal kalan, about 3.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khurd.

Khurd is about 30 km from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khurd is in Nawanshahr tehsil of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district. Lal kalan is about 3.2 km away. Dorāha is about 10 km away. Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishanpura (7.4 km), Shamspur (11 km) and Bahlur Khurd (15 km).

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

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