# Khera Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar 

# Khera

Khera is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143119**. The 2011 Census counted **900 people in 185 households**, the 103rd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 900people (2011)
- 185households
- 76.8%literacy
- 143119PIN code

## Khera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khera is 143119.** Khera falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143119
- Gram panchayatBala Chak Mashmula Khaira
- Community development blockTarsika
- Census village code037767

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Khera from nearby towns?

- Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Jandiala (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Khera?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Khera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Balachak
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khera known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Khera

Of every 100 households in Khera in 2011, 99 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Khera · ■ Baba Bakala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**28%

Tap water ****12%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**52%

Use banking services ****75%**

**67%

Television ****88%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**8%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Khera?

■ Khera · ■ Baba Bakala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**804

Working population ****33.0%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 70.5% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (32%) · **■** Marginal 83 (28%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Baba Bakala

- Jaspal1,009 people
- Takapur943 people
- Bhaini Ramdyal928 people
- Sheron Nigah926 people
- Lakhuwal900 people
- Sattowal870 people
- Bule Nangal860 people
- Nijjar855 people

[All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khera?143119
- How far is Khera from Amritsar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Khera?900 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khera in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Khera?76.8% (Census 2011)