# Kala Khera Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/kala-khera/ Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Kala Khera Kala Khera is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144801**. The 2011 Census counted **698 people in 145 households**, the 128th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 698people (2011) - 145households - 77.8%literacy - 144801PIN code ## Kala Khera PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kala Khera is 144801.** Kala Khera falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144801 - Gram panchayatKala Khera - Community development blockJalandhar - Census village code030551 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kala Khera from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)7 km by road - Kartarpur (nearest town)7 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 Kala Khera? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kala Khera; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kartarpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kartarpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kartarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Kala Khera known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 92% of the 168 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Kala Khera Of every 100 households in Kala Khera in 2011, 96 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Kala Khera · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****75%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **26% Tap water ****4%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%** **33% Use banking services ****88%** **75% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****90%** **80% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****66%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **13% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****95%** **92% 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 Kala Khera? ■ Kala Khera · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286** **881 Working population ****28.7%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.3% for men and 75.2% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (24%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Jalandhar - II - Jaffal Jhingar727 people - Kotli Araian721 people - Rasulpur Brahmna718 people - Gaddowali702 people - Trar698 people - Ittan Badhi696 people - Shivdaspur682 people - Sada Chak675 people [All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kala Khera?144801 - How far is Kala Khera from Jalandhar?7 km by road - What is the population of Kala Khera?698 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kala Khera in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kala Khera?77.8% (Census 2011)