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About Khetalpura Village

Khetalpura is a large village in Asthawan tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,590, made up of 1,367 males and 1,223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares.

Khetalpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khetalpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Asthawan
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 2,590
Male Population 1,367
Female Population 1,223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khetalpura compares

By the 2011 count Khetalpura is the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Khetalpura

Khetalpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khetalpura as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khetalpura from other places

Khetalpura lies about 31 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.6 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 Khetalpura
Nearest town Barbigha 2.1 km
Nearest railway station Sarsa Jamalpur 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Asthawan 31 km
District headquarters Nalanda 31 km

Villages closest to Khetalpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khetalpura village had a population of 2,590. That makes it the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,779 residents.

Khetalpura village has 1,367 males and 1,223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khetalpura has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Khetalpura covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khetalpura falls under Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khetalpura is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 6.6 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khetalpura.

Khetalpura is about 31 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khetalpura is in Asthawan tehsil of Nalanda district. Barbigha is about 2.1 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 6.6 km away. Asthawan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naurozpur (under 2 km), Bedauli (2.0 km) and Gilani (2.4 km).

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

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