About Khawaspur Village

Khawaspur is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,944, made up of 4,110 males and 3,834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 855 hectares hectares.

Khawaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khawaspur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Forbesganj
Area (hectares)	855 hectares
Population	7,944
Male Population	4,110
Female Population	3,834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	933
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khawaspur compares

By the 2011 count Khawaspur is the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 855 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Khawaspur

Khawaspur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khawaspur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khawaspur from other places

Khawaspur lies about 16 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Simraha, about 8.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Khawaspur
Nearest railway station	Simraha	8.0 km
Nearest town	Shahbazpur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Forbesganj	14 km
District headquarters	Araria	16 km

Villages closest to Khawaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Forbesganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Khawaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khawaspur village had a population of 7,944. That makes it the 9th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Khawaspur village has 4,110 males and 3,834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khawaspur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Khawaspur covers 855 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khawaspur falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khawaspur is Simraha, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khawaspur.

Khawaspur is about 16 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khawaspur is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Simraha is about 8.0 km away. Shahbazpur is about 12 km away. Forbesganj is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.