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About Khokhna Village

Khokhna is a mid sized village in Karai Parsurai tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,345, made up of 706 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares.

Khokhna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khokhna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Karai Parsurai
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 1,345
Male Population 706
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khokhna compares

By the 2011 count Khokhna is the 19th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Khokhna

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

How far is Khokhna from other places

Khokhna lies about 24 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Diyawan, about 4.4 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 Khokhna
Nearest railway station Diyawan 4.4 km
Nearest town Hilsa 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karai Parsurai 24 km
District headquarters Nalanda 24 km

Villages closest to Khokhna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karai Parsurai 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 Khokhna

As per the Census of India 2011, Khokhna village had a population of 1,345. That makes it the 19th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,684 residents.

Khokhna village has 706 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khokhna has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Khokhna covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khokhna falls under Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khokhna is Diyawan, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Khokhna.

Khokhna is about 24 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khokhna is in Karai Parsurai tehsil of Nalanda district. Diyawan is about 4.4 km away. Hilsa is about 7.5 km away. Karai Parsurai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sab Chak (under 2 km), Makrauta (under 2 km) and Khanpura (under 2 km).

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

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