# Kheri Village, Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/kheri/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Kheri Kheri is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140201**. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 76 households**, the 118th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 409people (2011) - 76households - 80.2%literacy - 140201PIN code ## Kheri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kheri is 140201.** Kheri falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140201 - Gram panchayatKheri - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039377 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kheri from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)31 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)3 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 Kheri? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sundran - ○Degree college5–10 km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kheri known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 83% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Kheri Of every 100 households in Kheri in 2011, 99 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Kheri · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****58%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **42% Tap water ****100%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **59% Use banking services ****88%** **60% Television ****82%** **80% Mobile phone ****72%** **72% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****55%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **89% 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 Kheri? ■ Kheri · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****458** **801 Working population ****25.7%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.5% for men and 76.4% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 60 (57%) · **■** Other work 43 (41%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%) 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 Dera Bassi - Sarangpur491 people - Sitarpur485 people - Kasauli470 people - Dangdehra455 people - Ambchhapa381 people - Mahiwala364 people - Bakkarpur340 people - Morthikari318 people [All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kheri?140201 - How far is Kheri from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?31 km by road - What is the population of Kheri?409 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kheri in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kheri?80.2% (Census 2011)