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About Kherajpur Village

Kherajpur is a large village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,991, made up of 2,067 males and 1,924 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares.

Kherajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherajpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 149 hectares
Population 3,991
Male Population 2,067
Female Population 1,924
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kherajpur compares

By the 2011 count Kherajpur is the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Kherajpur

Kherajpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kherajpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kherajpur from other places

Kherajpur lies about 92 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Lakhminia, about 1.6 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 Kherajpur
Nearest town Ballia under 2 km
Nearest railway station Lakhminia 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 21 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 92 km

Villages closest to Kherajpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherajpur village had a population of 3,991. That makes it the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kherajpur village has 2,067 males and 1,924 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherajpur has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 898.

Kherajpur covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kherajpur falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kherajpur is Lakhminia, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance for Kherajpur.

Kherajpur is about 92 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherajpur is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Ballia is about under 2 km away. Lakhminia is about 1.6 km away. Bahadurpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balia (under 2 km), Ganipur (2.2 km) and Mirzapur (2.6 km).

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

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