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About Khaira Village

Khaira is one of the larger villages in Sameli tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,864, made up of 3,590 males and 3,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Sameli
Pincode 854101
Area (hectares) 467.1 hectares
Population 6,864
Male Population 3,590
Female Population 3,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 4th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents. Its 467.1 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khaira 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 6.4 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dandkhora, about 2.3 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
Nearest railway station Dandkhora 2.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Sameli 6.4 km
District headquarters Katihar 6.4 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 6,864. That makes it the 4th largest of the 23 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,673 residents.

Khaira village has 3,590 males and 3,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 854101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 467.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Sameli tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Dandkhora, about 2.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khaira.

Khaira is about 6.4 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Sameli tehsil of Katihar district. Dandkhora is about 2.3 km away. Sameli is about 6.4 km away. Katihar is about 6.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharaili (5.9 km), Kusiari (6.7 km) and Bhatatara (7.9 km).

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

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