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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 723, made up of 368 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824232, 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 Fatehpur
Pincode 824232
Area (hectares) 83 hectares
Population 723
Male Population 368
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 106th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents. Its 83 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

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 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 74 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about 6.9 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 Khaira
Nearest railway station Pothahi 6.9 km
Nearest town Naubatpur 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 18 km
District headquarters Gaya 74 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 723. That makes it the 106th largest of the 151 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,510 residents.

Khaira village has 368 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 824232. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Pothahi, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khaira.

Khaira is about 74 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 Fatehpur tehsil of Gaya district. Pothahi is about 6.9 km away. Naubatpur is about 6.9 km away. Fatehpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehuri (under 2 km), Bara (3.0 km) and Bara Jaipur (3.0 km).

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

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