About Khirjan Village

Khirjan is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 817, made up of 446 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khirjan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirjan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Banka
Tehsil	Rajaun
Pincode	813105
Area (hectares)	96 hectares
Population	817
Male Population	446
Female Population	371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	832
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khirjan compares

By the 2011 count Khirjan is the 87th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 96 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Khirjan

Khirjan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khirjan as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khirjan from other places

Khirjan lies about 21 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Bela, 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 Khirjan
Nearest railway station	Bela	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajaun	6.3 km
Nearest town	Purāini	13 km
District headquarters	Banka	21 km

Villages closest to Khirjan

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Khirjan

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirjan village had a population of 817. That makes it the 87th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Khirjan village has 446 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirjan has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Khirjan is 813105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khirjan covers 96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khirjan falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khirjan is Bela, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khirjan.

Khirjan is about 21 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirjan is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Bela is about 3.6 km away. Rajaun is about 6.3 km away. Purāini is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.