Village · Rajpura, Patiala
# Khera Gajju

Khera Gajju is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code 140602. The 2011 Census counted 4,552 people in 892 households, the 2nd largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.
- 4,552 people (2011)
- 892 households
- 77.1% literacy
- 140602 PIN code

## Khera Gajju PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Khera Gajju is 140602. Khera Gajju falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab.
- PIN code 140602
- Gram panchayat Khera Gajju
- Community development block Rajpura
- Census village code 037032

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Khera Gajju from nearby towns?
- Rajpura (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Patiala (district HQ) 47 km by road
- Banur (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Khera Gajju?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Community health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Allopathic hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Alternative medicine hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile health clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Rajpura
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Rajpura
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated 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.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Khera Gajju known for?

The main crops are wheat, wheat and wheat. About 85% of the 606 hectares of village land is sown, and 513 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Khera Gajju

Of every 100 households in Khera Gajju in 2011, 98 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Khera Gajju · ■ Rajpura rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 97%
- Toilet within the home 76% 71%
- No toilet (open defecation) 24% 28%
- Tap water 47% 51%
- Drinking water within premises 80% 80%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 60% 37%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 59%
- Use banking services 45% 57%
- Television 85% 83%
- Mobile phone 78% 72%
- Computer with internet 2% 2%
- Two-wheeler 42% 45%
- Car / jeep / van 10% 8%
- None of these assets 5% 4%
- Own their home 95% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Khera Gajju?

■ Khera Gajju · ■ Rajpura rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.1% 74.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 913 884
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 847 834
- Working population 32.2% 32.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 72.5% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 204 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 463 (32%) · ■ Household industry 44 (3%) · ■ Other work 694 (47%) · ■ Marginal 59 (4%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Rajpura
- Said kheri 8,334 people
- Jandauli 4,352 people
- Ajrawar 4,176 people
- Shamdo 3,912 people
- Dhakansu Kalan 3,792 people

All 243 villages in Rajpura

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Khera Gajju? 140602
- How far is Khera Gajju from Patiala? 47 km by road
- What is the population of Khera Gajju? 4,552 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khera Gajju in? Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Khera Gajju? 77.1% (Census 2011)

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