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About Khiri Village

Khiri is a mid sized village in Barahat tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 454 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares.

Khiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Barahat
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 454
Female Population 423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khiri compares

By the 2011 count Khiri is the 40th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Khiri

Khiri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khiri 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khiri from other places

Khiri lies about 12 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 2.4 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 Khiri
Nearest railway station Barahat Junction 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Barahat 5.8 km
District headquarters Banka 12 km
Nearest town Bānka 12 km

Villages closest to Khiri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khiri village had a population of 877. That makes it the 40th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,359 residents.

Khiri village has 454 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiri has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 915.

Khiri covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khiri falls under Barahat tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khiri is Barahat Junction, about 2.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Khiri.

Khiri is about 12 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khiri is in Barahat tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 2.4 km away. Barahat is about 5.8 km away. Banka is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hijaria (under 2 km), Bhansiabhita (under 2 km) and Kharwa (under 2 km).

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

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