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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a large village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,429, made up of 1,259 males and 1,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813107
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 2,429
Male Population 1,259
Female Population 1,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 17th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

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 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 Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 22 km from Banka, and the nearest railway station is Dhauni, about 11 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 Dhauni 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajaun 11 km
Nearest town Purāini 20 km
District headquarters Banka 22 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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.

Common questions about Khaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 2,429. That makes it the 17th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Khaira village has 1,259 males and 1,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khaira falls under Rajaun tehsil of Banka district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Dhauni, about 11 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 Khaira.

Khaira is about 22 km from Banka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Dhauni is about 11 km away. Rajaun is about 11 km away. Purāini is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aulia Chak (2.8 km), Raghuni Kita (3.2 km) and Kifaetpur (4.5 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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