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About Khajurain Village

Khajurain is a small village in Barachatti tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 283, made up of 148 males and 135 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares.

Khajurain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khajurain village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Barachatti
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 283
Male Population 148
Female Population 135
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khajurain compares

By the 2011 count Khajurain is the 107th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Khajurain

Khajurain is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khajurain as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Khajurain from other places

Khajurain lies about 39 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Guraru, about 35 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 Khajurain
Nearest town Sherghāti 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Barachatti 21 km
Nearest railway station Guraru 35 km
District headquarters Gaya 39 km

Villages closest to Khajurain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khajurain village had a population of 283. That makes it the 107th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,008 residents.

Khajurain village has 148 males and 135 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khajurain has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Khajurain covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khajurain falls under Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khajurain is Guraru, about 35 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 10+ km distance for Khajurain.

Khajurain is about 39 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khajurain is in Barachatti tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 7.0 km away. Barachatti is about 21 km away. Guraru is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagar Cholia (6.0 km), Nawadih (6.8 km) and Majhauliya (8.3 km).

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

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