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About Khaira Pokhar Village

Khaira Pokhar is a mid sized village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,675, made up of 850 males and 825 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 488 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Pokhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira Pokhar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Amas
Pincode 824208
Area (hectares) 488 hectares
Population 1,675
Male Population 850
Female Population 825
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Khaira Pokhar compares

By the 2011 count Khaira Pokhar is the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 488 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Khaira Pokhar

Khaira Pokhar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khaira Pokhar 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 Khaira Pokhar from other places

Khaira Pokhar lies about 43 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Rafiganj, about 23 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 Khaira Pokhar
Tehsil headquarters Amas 2.9 km
Nearest town Sherghāti 17 km
Nearest railway station Rafiganj 23 km
District headquarters Gaya 43 km

Villages closest to Khaira Pokhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amas 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 Khaira Pokhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira Pokhar village had a population of 1,675. That makes it the 20th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Khaira Pokhar village has 850 males and 825 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira Pokhar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Khaira Pokhar is 824208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira Pokhar covers 488 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaira Pokhar falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira Pokhar is Rafiganj, about 23 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 Khaira Pokhar.

Khaira Pokhar is about 43 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira Pokhar is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Amas is about 2.9 km away. Sherghāti is about 17 km away. Rafiganj is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reganian (under 2 km), Mircha (under 2 km) and Baliyari (under 2 km).

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

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