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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Goh tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 458 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Goh
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 458
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 93rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 28 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 5.3 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 Rafiganj 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Goh 14 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 28 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goh 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 834. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,462 residents.

Khaira village has 458 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 920.

Khaira covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Rafiganj, about 5.3 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 - 10 km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 28 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Goh tehsil of Aurangabad district. Rafiganj is about 5.3 km away. Goh is about 14 km away. Aurangabad is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khori Khap (3.0 km), Ghonta (3.5 km) and Khempur (4.2 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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