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About Khaneta Village

Khaneta is a large village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,211, made up of 2,191 males and 2,020 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares.

Khaneta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaneta village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Belaganj
Area (hectares) 293 hectares
Population 4,211
Male Population 2,191
Female Population 2,020
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaneta compares

By the 2011 count Khaneta is the 11th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Khaneta

Khaneta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khaneta as Available within village. 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 Khaneta from other places

Khaneta lies about 22 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bela, about 1.9 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 Khaneta
Nearest railway station Bela 1.9 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Belaganj 22 km
District headquarters Gaya 22 km

Villages closest to Khaneta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaneta village had a population of 4,211. That makes it the 11th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Khaneta village has 2,191 males and 2,020 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaneta has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Khaneta covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaneta falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaneta is Bela, about 1.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khaneta.

Khaneta is about 22 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaneta is in Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Bela is about 1.9 km away. Makhdumpur is about 8.1 km away. Belaganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alalpur (under 2 km), Jadopur (under 2 km) and Hargawan (1.6 km).

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

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