About Khaira Village

Khaira is a large village in Ben tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,709, made up of 2,465 males and 2,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 616 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Ben
Pincode	803114
Area (hectares)	616 hectares
Population	4,709
Male Population	2,465
Female Population	2,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
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 Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents. Its 616 hectares work out to about 7.6 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 Khaira

Khaira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khaira 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 Khaira from other places

Khaira lies about 7.9 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Aungari Dham, about 13 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
Tehsil headquarters	Ben	3.8 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	7.9 km
Nearest railway station	Aungari Dham	13 km
Nearest town	Silao	13 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 4,709. That makes it the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,731 residents.

Khaira village has 2,465 males and 2,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 910 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 Khaira is 803114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 616 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Ben tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Aungari Dham, about 13 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 Khaira.

Khaira is about 7.9 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Ben tehsil of Nalanda district. Ben is about 3.8 km away. Nalanda is about 7.9 km away. Aungari Dham is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.