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About Khataia Village

Khataia is one of the larger villages in Basopatti tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,941, made up of 3,087 males and 2,854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khataia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khataia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Basopatti
Pincode 847225
Area (hectares) 576.7 hectares
Population 5,941
Male Population 3,087
Female Population 2,854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khataia compares

By the 2011 count Khataia is the 11th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents. Its 576.7 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Khataia

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

Khataia lies about 29 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 9.4 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 Khataia
Tehsil headquarters Basopatti 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) 9.4 km
Nearest town Jainagar 9.7 km
District headquarters Madhubani 29 km

Villages closest to Khataia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khataia village had a population of 5,941. That makes it the 11th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,258 residents.

Khataia village has 3,087 males and 2,854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khataia has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Khataia is 847225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khataia covers 576.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khataia falls under Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khataia is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 9.4 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 Khataia.

Khataia is about 29 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khataia is in Basopatti tehsil of Madhubani district. Basopatti is about 5.5 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 9.4 km away. Jainagar is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirahi (under 2 km), Mothaur (under 2 km) and Chhitauni (2.1 km).

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

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