About Kairua Village

Kairua is a mid sized village in Giriak tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,951, made up of 1,003 males and 948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 945 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares.

Kairua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kairua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Giriak
Area (hectares)	84 hectares
Population	1,951
Male Population	1,003
Female Population	948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	945
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kairua compares

By the 2011 count Kairua is the 18th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Kairua

Kairua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kairua 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 Kairua from other places

Kairua lies about 20 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Pawapuri Road, about 8.1 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 Kairua
Nearest railway station	Pawapuri Road	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Giriak	10 km
Nearest town	Bihār Sharīf	11 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	20 km

Villages closest to Kairua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kairua village had a population of 1,951. That makes it the 18th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,421 residents.

Kairua village has 1,003 males and 948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kairua has about 945 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 942.

Kairua covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kairua falls under Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kairua is Pawapuri Road, about 8.1 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 Kairua.

Kairua is about 20 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kairua is in Giriak tehsil of Nalanda district. Pawapuri Road is about 8.1 km away. Giriak is about 10 km away. Bihār Sharīf is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.