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About Khera Village

Khera is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,355, made up of 719 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 759.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khera village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326001
Area (hectares) 759.66 hectares
Population 1,355
Male Population 719
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Khera compares

By the 2011 count Khera is the 26th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 759.66 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Khera

Khera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khera 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 Khera from other places

Khera lies about 13 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, 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 Khera
District headquarters Jhalawar 13 km
Nearest town Jhālāwār 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 15 km
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 15 km

Villages closest to Khera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khanpur 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 1,355. That makes it the 26th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Khera village has 719 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khera has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Khera is 326001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khera covers 759.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khera falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Khera is Jhalawar City, about 15 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 Khera.

Khera is about 13 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khera is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalawar is about 13 km away. Jhālāwār is about 13 km away. Khanpur 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 Harigarh (under 2 km), Bard Guwaliya (2.5 km) and Badan Kheri (2.7 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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