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About Khaira Asha Village

Khaira Asha is a large village in Baikunthpur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,427, made up of 1,234 males and 1,193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Asha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira Asha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Baikunthpur
Pincode 841410
Area (hectares) 140 hectares
Population 2,427
Male Population 1,234
Female Population 1,193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira Asha compares

By the 2011 count Khaira Asha is the 28th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents. Its 140 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Khaira Asha

Khaira Asha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khaira Asha as Available within <5 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 Asha from other places

Khaira Asha lies about 52 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Rajapatti, about 8.3 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 Asha
Nearest railway station Rajapatti 8.3 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Baikunthpur 11 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 52 km

Villages closest to Khaira Asha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira Asha village had a population of 2,427. That makes it the 28th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,341 residents.

Khaira Asha village has 1,234 males and 1,193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira Asha has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Khaira Asha is 841410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira Asha covers 140 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khaira Asha falls under Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira Asha is Rajapatti, about 8.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khaira Asha.

Khaira Asha is about 52 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira Asha is in Baikunthpur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Rajapatti is about 8.3 km away. Sāhibganj is about 11 km away. Baikunthpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira Asha Diara (under 2 km), Pearepur (under 2 km) and Dhab Nizamat (under 2 km).

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

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