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About Khaniabad Village

Khaniabad is one of the larger villages in Terhagachh tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,361, made up of 2,755 males and 2,606 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1053 hectares hectares.

Khaniabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaniabad village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Terhagachh
Area (hectares) 1053 hectares
Population 5,361
Male Population 2,755
Female Population 2,606
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaniabad compares

By the 2011 count Khaniabad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents. Its 1053 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Khaniabad

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

How far is Khaniabad from other places

Khaniabad lies about 42 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 25 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 Khaniabad
Tehsil headquarters Terhagachh 4.6 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 20 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 25 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 42 km

Villages closest to Khaniabad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaniabad village had a population of 5,361. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,815 residents.

Khaniabad village has 2,755 males and 2,606 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaniabad has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Khaniabad covers 1053 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaniabad falls under Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaniabad is Pawakhali, about 25 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khaniabad.

Khaniabad is about 42 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaniabad is in Terhagachh tehsil of Kishanganj district. Terhagachh is about 4.6 km away. Bahādurganj is about 20 km away. Pawakhali is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharij Khaniabad (under 2 km), Bairia (1.9 km) and Tokabhansa (2.3 km).

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

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