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About Khanawan Village

Khanawan is a large village in Bhabua tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,325, made up of 1,214 males and 1,111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287 hectares hectares.

Khanawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Bhabua
Area (hectares) 287 hectares
Population 2,325
Male Population 1,214
Female Population 1,111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanawan compares

By the 2011 count Khanawan is the 27th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents. Its 287 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Khanawan

Khanawan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khanawan as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanawan from other places

Khanawan lies about 99 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Durgauti, 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 Khanawan
Nearest railway station Durgauti 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhabua 16 km
Nearest town Bhabhua 16 km
District headquarters Kaimur 99 km

Villages closest to Khanawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanawan village had a population of 2,325. That makes it the 27th largest of the 199 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,196 residents.

Khanawan village has 1,214 males and 1,111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanawan has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Khanawan covers 287 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanawan falls under Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khanawan is Durgauti, about 6.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khanawan.

Khanawan is about 99 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanawan is in Bhabua tehsil of Kaimur district. Durgauti is about 6.9 km away. Bhabua is about 16 km away. Bhabhua is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amraha (under 2 km), Bithwar (under 2 km) and Umarpur (under 2 km).

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

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