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About Khairathwa Village

Khairathwa is a mid sized village in Kuchaikote tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,692, made up of 849 males and 843 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.04 hectares hectares.

Khairathwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairathwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Kuchaikote
Area (hectares) 115.04 hectares
Population 1,692
Male Population 849
Female Population 843
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairathwa compares

By the 2011 count Khairathwa is the 69th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents. Its 115.04 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Khairathwa

Khairathwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khairathwa as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Khairathwa from other places

Khairathwa lies about 7.7 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Sasa Musa, about 5.1 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 Khairathwa
Nearest railway station Sasa Musa 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchaikote 7.7 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 7.7 km
Nearest town Gopālganj 7.7 km

Villages closest to Khairathwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairathwa village had a population of 1,692. That makes it the 69th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,557 residents.

Khairathwa village has 849 males and 843 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairathwa has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Khairathwa covers 115.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khairathwa falls under Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khairathwa is Sasa Musa, about 5.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khairathwa.

Khairathwa is about 7.7 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairathwa is in Kuchaikote tehsil of Gopalganj district. Sasa Musa is about 5.1 km away. Kuchaikote is about 7.7 km away. Gopalganj is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathai Nandlal (under 2 km), Dalea (under 2 km) and Hornada (under 2 km).

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

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