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About Khera Pahuwa Village

Khera Pahuwa is a mid sized village in Vikasnagar tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,176, made up of 593 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 153.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248198, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khera Pahuwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khera Pahuwa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Vikasnagar
Pincode 248198
Area (hectares) 153.66 hectares
Population 1,176
Male Population 593
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Pahuwa compares

By the 2011 count Khera Pahuwa is the 66th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents. Its 153.66 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Khera Pahuwa

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

Khera Pahuwa lies about 27 km from Dehradun. 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 Pahuwa
Tehsil headquarters Vikasnagar 3.3 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 16 km
District headquarters Dehradun 27 km

Villages closest to Khera Pahuwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khera Pahuwa village had a population of 1,176. That makes it the 66th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,949 residents.

Khera Pahuwa village has 593 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khera Pahuwa has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

The pincode recorded for Khera Pahuwa is 248198. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khera Pahuwa covers 153.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khera Pahuwa falls under Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Khera Pahuwa notes the nearest railway station 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 Pahuwa.

Khera Pahuwa is about 27 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khera Pahuwa is in Vikasnagar tehsil of Dehradun district. Vikasnagar is about 3.3 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 16 km away. Dehradun is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badam Wala (under 2 km), Baluwala (1.8 km) and Prithvipur (1.9 km).

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

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