About Khaira Village

Khaira is one of the larger villages in Narpatganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,128, made up of 7,396 males and 6,732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1286 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Araria
Tehsil	Narpatganj
Pincode	854335
Area (hectares)	1286 hectares
Population	14,128
Male Population	7,396
Female Population	6,732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents. Its 1286 hectares work out to about 11 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 Khaira

Khaira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 42 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Narpatganj, about 3.6 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 Khaira
Nearest railway station	Narpatganj	3.6 km
Nearest town	Forbesganj	13 km
District headquarters	Araria	42 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narpatganj 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 Khaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 14,128. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,547 residents.

Khaira village has 7,396 males and 6,732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 854335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 1286 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Narpatganj, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Khaira is about 42 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Narpatganj tehsil of Araria district. Narpatganj is about 3.6 km away. Forbesganj is about 13 km away. Araria is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.