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About Khojan Village

Khojan is a small village in Karpi tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 164 males and 151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804423, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khojan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khojan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Karpi
Pincode 804423
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 164
Female Population 151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khojan compares

By the 2011 count Khojan is the 76th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents. Its 37 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Khojan

Khojan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khojan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khojan from other places

Khojan lies about 19 km from Arwal, and the nearest railway station is Jehanabad Court, about 14 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 Khojan
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 14 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Karpi 14 km
District headquarters Arwal 19 km

Villages closest to Khojan

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

Common questions about Khojan

As per the Census of India 2011, Khojan village had a population of 315. That makes it the 76th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,379 residents.

Khojan village has 164 males and 151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khojan has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Khojan is 804423. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khojan covers 37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khojan falls under Karpi tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khojan is Jehanabad Court, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khojan.

Khojan is about 19 km from Arwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khojan is in Karpi tehsil of Arwal district. Jehanabad Court is about 14 km away. Jahānābād is about 14 km away. Karpi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karehri (under 2 km), Nagla (under 2 km) and Sohsa (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Khojan today is likely to be higher.

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