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About Khiria Village

Khiria is one of the larger villages in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,257, made up of 7,397 males and 6,860 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1174.4 hectares hectares.

Khiria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Area (hectares) 1174.4 hectares
Population 14,257
Male Population 7,397
Female Population 6,860
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khiria compares

By the 2011 count Khiria is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 1174.4 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Khiria

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

Khiria lies about 14 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Semapur, about 8.9 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 Khiria
Nearest railway station Semapur 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 14 km
District headquarters Katihar 14 km

Villages closest to Khiria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khiria village had a population of 14,257. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Khiria village has 7,397 males and 6,860 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiria has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Khiria covers 1174.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khiria falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khiria is Semapur, about 8.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Khiria.

Khiria is about 14 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khiria is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Semapur is about 8.9 km away. Korha is about 14 km away. Katihar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatwara (1.7 km), Charkhi (2.4 km) and Sadalpur Kalan (3.3 km).

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

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