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About Khera Village

Khera is a large village in Khurja tehsil, in the district of Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,802, made up of 1,473 males and 1,329 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.76 hectares hectares.

Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Bulandshahr
Tehsil Khurja
Area (hectares) 506.76 hectares
Population 2,802
Male Population 1,473
Female Population 1,329
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 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 34th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents. Its 506.76 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

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 - 10 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 12 km from Bulandshahr, and the nearest railway station is Khurja City, about 4.6 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 Khurja City 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Khurja 4.7 km
District headquarters Bulandshahr 12 km

Villages closest to Khera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khurja 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 2,802. That makes it the 34th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,953 residents.

Khera village has 1,473 males and 1,329 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khera has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 888.

Khera covers 506.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khera falls under Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Khera is Khurja City, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khera.

Khera is about 12 km from Bulandshahr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khera is in Khurja tehsil of Bulandshahr district. Khurja City is about 4.6 km away. Khurja is about 4.7 km away. Bulandshahr 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 Kirra (under 2 km), Machhipur (under 2 km) and Agwal (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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