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About Heer Khera Village

Heer Khera is a small village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 225 males and 217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1318 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342013, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Heer Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Heer Khera village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Luni
Pincode 342013
Area (hectares) 1318 hectares
Population 442
Male Population 225
Female Population 217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Heer Khera compares

By the 2011 count Heer Khera is the 124th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 1318 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Heer Khera

Heer Khera is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Heer Khera as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Heer Khera from other places

Heer Khera lies about 19 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Salawas, about 9.2 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 Heer Khera
Nearest railway station Salawas 9.2 km
Nearest town Sāngaria 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Luni 15 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 19 km

Villages closest to Heer Khera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Heer Khera village had a population of 442. That makes it the 124th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Heer Khera village has 225 males and 217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Heer Khera has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Heer Khera is 342013. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Heer Khera covers 1318 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Heer Khera falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Heer Khera is Salawas, about 9.2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Heer Khera.

Heer Khera is about 19 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Heer Khera is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Salawas is about 9.2 km away. Sāngaria is about 13 km away. Luni 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 Kharda Bhandoo (1.9 km), Chawaron Ki Dhani (3.7 km) and Bhandoo Kalan (3.8 km).

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

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