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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Harnaut tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 579, made up of 308 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68 hectares hectares.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Harnaut
Area (hectares) 68 hectares
Population 579
Male Population 308
Female Population 271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 61st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents. Its 68 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Getting to Khaira

The census records public bus service for Khaira as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Wena, about 1.7 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 Wena 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Harnaut 4.7 km
Nearest town Bakhtiarpur 14 km
District headquarters Nalanda 18 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harnaut 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 579. That makes it the 61st largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,669 residents.

Khaira village has 308 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 906.

Khaira covers 68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Wena, about 1.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 18 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 Harnaut tehsil of Nalanda district. Wena is about 1.7 km away. Harnaut is about 4.7 km away. Bakhtiarpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mai (under 2 km), Ramsingh (under 2 km) and Pachaura (under 2 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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