About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Dumaria tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 885, made up of 456 males and 429 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Dumaria
Pincode	824206
Area (hectares)	38 hectares
Population	885
Male Population	456
Female Population	429
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 53rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Khaira

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

Khaira lies about 73 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Nabinagar Road, about 39 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
Tehsil headquarters	Dumaria	under 2 km
Nearest town	Nabīnagar	33 km
Nearest railway station	Nabinagar Road	39 km
District headquarters	Gaya	73 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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

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Common questions about Khaira

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 885. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,161 residents.

Khaira village has 456 males and 429 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 824206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khaira falls under Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Nabinagar Road, about 39 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 Khaira.

Khaira is about 73 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Dumaria tehsil of Gaya district. Dumaria is about under 2 km away. Nabīnagar is about 33 km away. Nabinagar Road is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.