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About Khairpur Sobganj Village

Khairpur Sobganj is one of the larger villages in Kharik tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,147, made up of 4,322 males and 3,825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares.

Khairpur Sobganj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairpur Sobganj village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Kharik
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 8,147
Male Population 4,322
Female Population 3,825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khairpur Sobganj compares

By the 2011 count Khairpur Sobganj is the 4th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,038 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Khairpur Sobganj

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

How far is Khairpur Sobganj from other places

Khairpur Sobganj lies about 9.2 km from Bhagalpur. 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 Khairpur Sobganj
Tehsil headquarters Kharik 5.1 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 9.2 km
Nearest town Bhāgalpur 9.2 km

Villages closest to Khairpur Sobganj

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kharik 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 Khairpur Sobganj

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairpur Sobganj village had a population of 8,147. That makes it the 4th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,038 residents.

Khairpur Sobganj village has 4,322 males and 3,825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairpur Sobganj has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 882.

Khairpur Sobganj covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khairpur Sobganj falls under Kharik tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The census record for Khairpur Sobganj notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Khairpur Sobganj.

Khairpur Sobganj is about 9.2 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairpur Sobganj is in Kharik tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Kharik is about 5.1 km away. Bhagalpur is about 9.2 km away. Bhāgalpur is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kazi Koraia (under 2 km), Lodipur (under 2 km) and Raghopur (2.8 km).

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

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