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{{other uses|Khela}}
{{use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Khela
| settlement_type = Village
| pushpin_map = India Punjab#India
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Punjab, India
| coordinates = {{coord|31.0380795|N|75.6843424|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Jalandhar district|Jalandhar]]
| subdivision_type3 =
| subdivision_name3 =
| government_type = [[Panchayati raj (India)|Panchayat raj]]
| governing_body = [[Gram panchayat]]
| unit_pref = Metric


| elevation_m = 240
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 639
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_note = [[Human sex ratio|Sex ratio]] 323/316 [[male|♂]]/[[female|♀]]
| population_demonym =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| demographics1_title2 =
| demographics1_info2 =
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 144036
| area_code_type = Telephone
| area_code = 01821
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#PB.E2.80.94Punjab|PB]]- 08
| iso_code = IN-PB
| blank1_name_sec2 = Post office
| blank1_info_sec2 = Bilga
| website = {{URL|jalandhar.nic.in}}
| footnotes =
}}

'''Khela''' is a village in [[Jalandhar district]] of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] [[States and territories of India|State]], India. It is located 4.7 km away from postal head office in [[Bilga]], 12.7 km from [[Nurmahal]], 45 km from district headquarter [[Jalandhar]] and 122 km from state capital [[Chandigarh]]. The village is [[Administration (government)|administrated]] by a [[sarpanch]], who is an [[elected representative]].

== Education ==
The village has a Punjabi medium, [[Co-education|co-ed]] [[primary school|upper primary school]] (GMS Khela). The school provide [[Mid day meals|mid-day meal]] as per Indian [[Midday Meal Scheme]] and the meal prepared in school premises and it was found in 1994.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.icbse.com/schools/gms-khela/03040904402 | title=Details Of School | work=ICBSE}}</ref>

== Demography ==
According to the report [[published]] by [[2011 Census of India|Census India in 2011]] , Khela has a total number of 124 houses and population of 639 of which include 323 males and 316 females. [[Literacy in India|Literacy]] rate of Khela is 79.44%, higher than state average of 75.84%. The population of children under the age of 6 years is 70 which is 10.95% of total population of Khela, and child sex ratio is approximately 795 higher than state average of 846.<ref name=census>{{cite web|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=32220|title=Village Population per Census India|work=censusindia.gov.in}}</ref>

Most of the people are from [[Schedule Caste]] which constitutes 47.73% of total population in Khela. The town does not have any [[Schedule Tribes|Schedule Tribe]] population so far.

As per census 2011, 200 people were engaged in work activities out of the total population of Khela which includes 188 males and 12 females. According to census survey report 2011, 70% workers describe their work as main work and 30% workers are involved in marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.<ref name=census />

== Transport ==
Partabpura railway station is the nearest [[train station]] however, [[Phillaur]] Junction [[train station]] is 12.4 km away from the village. The village is 43.3 km away from [[domestic airport]] in [[Ludhiana]] and the nearest [[international airport]] is located in Chandigarh also [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport]] is the second nearest airport which is 140 km away in [[Amritsar]].

== References ==
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{{Jalandhar district}}


[[Category:Villages in Jalandhar district]]

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