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About Khaura Village

Khaura is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 450 males and 393 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.1 hectares hectares.

Khaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Azamnagar
Area (hectares) 82.1 hectares
Population 843
Male Population 450
Female Population 393
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khaura compares

By the 2011 count Khaura is the 111th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 82.1 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Khaura

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

How far is Khaura from other places

Khaura lies about 23 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Meenapur, about 3.7 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 Khaura
Nearest railway station Meenapur 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Azamnagar 5.2 km
District headquarters Katihar 23 km

Villages closest to Khaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaura village had a population of 843. That makes it the 111th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Khaura village has 450 males and 393 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaura has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Khaura covers 82.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaura falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaura is Meenapur, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Khaura.

Khaura is about 23 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaura is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Meenapur is about 3.7 km away. Azamnagar is about 5.2 km away. Katihar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harnagar (under 2 km), Belbari (under 2 km) and Ghordah (2.1 km).

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

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