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About Khor Village

Khor is a large village in Madhepur tehsil, in the district of Madhubani, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,213, made up of 1,115 males and 1,098 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khor village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhubani
Tehsil Madhepur
Pincode 847408
Area (hectares) 190.6 hectares
Population 2,213
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,098
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khor compares

By the 2011 count Khor is the 36th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents. Its 190.6 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Khor

Khor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Khor from other places

Khor lies about 40 km from Madhubani, and the nearest railway station is Tamuria, about 16 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 Khor
Tehsil headquarters Madhepur 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Tamuria 16 km
Nearest town Jhanjhārpur 20 km
District headquarters Madhubani 40 km

Villages closest to Khor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khor village had a population of 2,213. That makes it the 36th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,274 residents.

Khor village has 1,115 males and 1,098 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khor has about 985 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 Khor is 847408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khor covers 190.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khor falls under Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khor is Tamuria, about 16 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khor.

Khor is about 40 km from Madhubani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khor is in Madhepur tehsil of Madhubani district. Madhepur is about 8.1 km away. Tamuria is about 16 km away. Jhanjhārpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madanpur (under 2 km), Az Rakbe Bhit Bhagwanpur (under 2 km) and Bhit Bhagwanpur (under 2 km).

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

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