Khalu is a village in Kapurthala district of Punjab State, India. It is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Kapurthala, which is both district and sub-district headquarters of Khalu. The village is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of village as per the constitution of India and Panchayati raj (India).
Khalu | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Khalu Location in Punjab, India  Khalu Khalu (India) | |
| Coordinates: 31°20′47″N 75°17′51″E / 31.346323°N 75.297485°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Kapurthala |
| Government | |
| • Type | Panchayati raj (India) |
| • Body | Gram panchayat |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,184 |
| Sex ratio 621/563♂/♀ | |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Punjabi |
| • Other spoken | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 144628 |
| Telephone code | 01822 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-PB |
| Vehicle registration | PB-09 |
| Website | kapurthala |
Demography
According to the report published by Census India in 2011, Khalu has 229 houses with the total population of 1,184 persons of which 621 are male and 563 females. Literacy rate of Khalu is 63.39%, lower than the state average of 75.84%. The population of children in the age group 0–6 years is 176 which is 14.86% of the total population. Child sex ratio is approximately 934, higher than the state average of 846.[clarification needed]
Population data
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total No. of Houses | 229 | - | - |
| Population | 1,184 | 621 | 563 |
| Child (0-6) | 176 | 91 | 85 |
| Schedule Caste | 117 | 62 | 55 |
| Schedule Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Literacy | 63.39 % | 67.55 % | 58.79 % |
| Total Workers | 418 | 343 75 | |
| Main Worker | 255 | 0 | 0 |
| Marginal Worker | 163 | 109 | 54 |