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About Khera Village

Khera is one of the larger villages in Hapur tehsil, in the district of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,056, made up of 4,817 males and 4,239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 245304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ghaziabad
Tehsil Hapur
Pincode 245304
Area (hectares) 546.45 hectares
Population 9,056
Male Population 4,817
Female Population 4,239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khera compares

By the 2011 count Khera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents. Its 546.45 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

Getting to Khera

Khera is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Khera as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Ghaziabad. 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 town Pilkhua 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Hapur 14 km
District headquarters Ghaziabad 20 km

Villages closest to Khera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Hapur 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 9,056. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,988 residents.

Khera village has 4,817 males and 4,239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khera has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 891.

The pincode recorded for Khera is 245304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khera covers 546.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khera falls under Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Khera notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khera.

Khera is about 20 km from Ghaziabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khera is in Hapur tehsil of Ghaziabad district. Pilkhua is about 1.7 km away. Hapur is about 14 km away. Ghaziabad is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ibrahimpur Tasauli (under 2 km), Sikheda (1.6 km) and Bhovapur (1.8 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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