About Khirhar Village

Khirhar is one of the larger villages in Harlakhi tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15,209, made up of 7,710 males and 7,499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 773 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khirhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirhar village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Madhubani
Tehsil	Harlakhi
Pincode	847230
Area (hectares)	773 hectares
Population	15,209
Male Population	7,710
Female Population	7,499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khirhar compares

By the 2011 count Khirhar is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents. Its 773 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Khirhar

Khirhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khirhar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Khirhar from other places

Khirhar lies about 21 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 19 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 Khirhar
Tehsil headquarters	Harlakhi	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jaynagar (Nepal Railways)	19 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	19 km
District headquarters	Madhubani	21 km

Villages closest to Khirhar

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

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Common questions about Khirhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirhar village had a population of 15,209. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,628 residents.

Khirhar village has 7,710 males and 7,499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirhar has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Khirhar is 847230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khirhar covers 773 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khirhar falls under Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khirhar is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 19 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 village for Khirhar.

Khirhar is about 21 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirhar is in Harlakhi tehsil of Madhubani district. Harlakhi is about 13 km away. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 19 km away. Jainagar is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.