# Khaira Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/khaira/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Khaira Khaira is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143602**. The 2011 Census counted **2,244 people in 423 households**, the 49th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 2,244people (2011) - 423households - 78.3%literacy - 143602PIN code ## Khaira PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khaira is 143602.** Khaira falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143602 - Gram panchayatKhaira - Community development blockFatehgarh Churian - Census village code028812 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khaira from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)42 km by road - Fathegarh Churian (nearest town)10 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 Khaira? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Khaira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Fatehgarh Churian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Khaira known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 444 hectares of village land is sown, and 390 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 Khaira Of every 100 households in Khaira in 2011, 98 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Khaira · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****69%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **36% Tap water ****3%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **56% Use banking services ****29%** **59% Television ****95%** **83% Mobile phone ****78%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Khaira? ■ Khaira · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **798 Working population ****34.8%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 71.6% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 327 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (22%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 251 (32%) · **■** Marginal 9 (1%) 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 Batala - Sarupwali2,294 people - Hardo Jhanda2,291 people - Dabanwala2,283 people - Suniyah2,246 people - Ainokot2,230 people - Bhattiwal2,229 people - Bhadur Hussain2,209 people - Kandila2,162 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khaira?143602 - How far is Khaira from Gurdaspur?42 km by road - What is the population of Khaira?2,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khaira in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Khaira?78.3% (Census 2011)