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About Khamhan Village

Khamhan is a mid sized village in Benipur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,477, made up of 797 males and 680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khamhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamhan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Benipur
Pincode 847710
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 1,477
Male Population 797
Female Population 680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
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 Khamhan compares

By the 2011 count Khamhan is the 33rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

Getting to Khamhan

Khamhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khamhan 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 Khamhan from other places

Khamhan lies about 31 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Biraul, about 11 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 Khamhan
Tehsil headquarters Benipur 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Biraul 11 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 31 km

Villages closest to Khamhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamhan village had a population of 1,477. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,488 residents.

Khamhan village has 797 males and 680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamhan has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 928.

The pincode recorded for Khamhan is 847710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khamhan covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khamhan falls under Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khamhan is Biraul, about 11 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 Khamhan.

Khamhan is about 31 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamhan is in Benipur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Benipur is about 4.7 km away. Biraul is about 11 km away. Darbhanga is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahinawan (under 2 km), Az Rakbe Mahinam (under 2 km) and Panchupatti (under 2 km).

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

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