# Khera Village, Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Kharar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 

# Khera

Khera is a village in Kharar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140110**. The 2011 Census counted **898 people in 166 households**, the 65th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 898people (2011)
- 166households
- 82.5%literacy
- 140110PIN code

## Khera PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khera is 140110.** Khera falls in Kharar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140110
- Gram panchayatKhera
- Community development blockMajri
- Census village code039071

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?

- Kharar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kurali (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 Khera?

12 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
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kurali
- ○Degree college10+ km · S.A.S Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · S.A.S Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Khera known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 63% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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, 57 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Khera · ■ Kharar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**39%

Tap water ****84%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**43%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**53%

Use banking services ****77%**

**74%

Television ****92%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****58%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**11%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 · ■ Kharar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**877

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**834

Working population ****31.3%**

**33.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 78.8% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 82 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 140 (50%) · **■** Marginal 53 (19%)

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 Kharar

- Hasanpur961 people
- Kartarpur933 people
- Shahpur932 people
- Thana Gobindgarh921 people
- Ghandauli893 people
- Malikpur893 people
- Bhukhri886 people
- Ferozepur Banger879 people

[All 184 villages in Kharar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/kharar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khera?140110
- How far is Khera from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Khera?898 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khera in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Kharar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Khera?82.5% (Census 2011)