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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a large village in Jhanjharpur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,091, made up of 1,093 males and 998 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.2 hectares hectares.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Jhanjharpur
Area (hectares) 260.2 hectares
Population 2,091
Male Population 1,093
Female Population 998
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents. Its 260.2 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

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 village. 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 Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 18 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Chandeshwarsthan, about 5.7 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 Chandeshwarsthan 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhanjharpur 8.8 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 8.8 km
District headquarters Madhubani 18 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jhanjharpur 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 2,091. That makes it the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,063 residents.

Khaira village has 1,093 males and 998 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 940.

Khaira covers 260.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Chandeshwarsthan, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 18 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Jhanjharpur tehsil of Madhubani district. Chandeshwarsthan is about 5.7 km away. Jhanjharpur is about 8.8 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dubauli Khaira (under 2 km), Khaira Shivottar (under 2 km) and Az Rakbe Chaupta (1.7 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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