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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a large village in Kurtha tehsil, in the district of Arwal, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,852, made up of 1,517 males and 1,335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804421, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Arwal
Tehsil Kurtha
Pincode 804421
Area (hectares) 129 hectares
Population 2,852
Male Population 1,517
Female Population 1,335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 14th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 129 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khaira from other places

Khaira 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 Khaira
Tehsil headquarters Kurtha 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Jehanabad Court 14 km
Nearest town Jahānābād 14 km
District headquarters Arwal 19 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 2,852. That makes it the 14th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Khaira village has 1,517 males and 1,335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 804421. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 129 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khaira falls under Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khaira.

Khaira 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.

Khaira is in Kurtha tehsil of Arwal district. Kurtha is about 8.7 km away. Jehanabad Court is about 14 km away. Jahānābād 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 Kothiya (2.3 km), Helalpur (2.7 km) and Kurkuri (2.9 km).

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

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