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About Khangaon Village

Khangaon is one of the larger villages in Koilwar tehsil, in the district of Bhojpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,711, made up of 5,617 males and 5,094 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khangaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khangaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhojpur
Tehsil Koilwar
Pincode 802161
Area (hectares) 1123 hectares
Population 10,711
Male Population 5,617
Female Population 5,094
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khangaon compares

By the 2011 count Khangaon is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents. Its 1123 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Khangaon

Khangaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khangaon as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khangaon from other places

Khangaon lies about 22 km from Bhojpur, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 20 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 Khangaon
Nearest town Bahādurganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Hatwar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Koilwar 22 km
District headquarters Bhojpur 22 km

Villages closest to Khangaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khangaon village had a population of 10,711. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,933 residents.

Khangaon village has 5,617 males and 5,094 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khangaon has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Khangaon is 802161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khangaon covers 1123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khangaon falls under Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khangaon is Hatwar, about 20 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khangaon.

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

Khangaon is in Koilwar tehsil of Bhojpur district. Bahādurganj is about 14 km away. Hatwar is about 20 km away. Koilwar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirari Chak (6.3 km), Bishunpur (6.3 km) and Bishunpura (6.3 km).

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

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