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About Khiri Village

Khiri is a mid sized village in Rajaun tehsil, in the district of Banka, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,201, made up of 647 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Banka
Tehsil Rajaun
Pincode 813107
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 1,201
Male Population 647
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
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 61st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 8.9 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 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 Rajaun 8.6 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 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 Khiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khiri village had a population of 1,201. That makes it the 61st largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,237 residents.

Khiri village has 647 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiri has about 856 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 Khiri is 813107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khiri covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khiri falls under Rajaun 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 Rajaun tehsil of Banka district. Barahat Junction is about 2.4 km away. Rajaun is about 8.6 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 Ghutia (under 2 km), Agia Chak (2.6 km) and Bania Chak (2.6 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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