About Khiri Village

Khiri is one of the larger villages in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,164, made up of 3,195 males and 2,969 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 820 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiri village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	802128
Area (hectares)	820 hectares
Population	6,164
Male Population	3,195
Female Population	2,969
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	929
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khiri compares

By the 2011 count Khiri is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 820 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 925.

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 5 - 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 10+ 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 29 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Karahia Halt, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Karahia Halt	17 km
District headquarters	Buxar	29 km

Villages closest to Khiri

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

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Common questions about Khiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Khiri village had a population of 6,164. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Khiri village has 3,195 males and 2,969 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiri 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 925.

The pincode recorded for Khiri is 802128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khiri covers 820 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khiri falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khiri is Karahia Halt, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khiri.

Khiri is about 29 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khiri is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 8.1 km away. Karahia Halt is about 17 km away. Buxar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.