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About Khaon Village

Khaon is a large village in Alamnagar tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,568, made up of 1,343 males and 1,225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 459 hectares hectares.

Khaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaon village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Alamnagar
Area (hectares) 459 hectares
Population 2,568
Male Population 1,343
Female Population 1,225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Khaon compares

By the 2011 count Khaon is the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents. Its 459 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 906.

Getting to Khaon

Khaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khaon 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 Khaon from other places

Khaon lies about 44 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Narayanpur, about 15 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 Khaon
Tehsil headquarters Alamnagar 4.7 km
Nearest railway station Narayanpur 15 km
Nearest town Bihārīganj 25 km
District headquarters Madhepura 44 km

Villages closest to Khaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaon village had a population of 2,568. That makes it the 20th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,264 residents.

Khaon village has 1,343 males and 1,225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaon 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 906.

Khaon covers 459 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaon falls under Alamnagar tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaon is Narayanpur, about 15 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 Khaon.

Khaon is about 44 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaon is in Alamnagar tehsil of Madhepura district. Alamnagar is about 4.7 km away. Narayanpur is about 15 km away. Bihārīganj 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 Ithari (under 2 km), Sanoti Chak (under 2 km) and Bargaon (1.8 km).

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

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