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About Khaira Chaman Village

Khaira Chaman is a mid sized village in Rajgir tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,495, made up of 731 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 803116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Chaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira Chaman village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nalanda
Tehsil Rajgir
Pincode 803116
Area (hectares) 168 hectares
Population 1,495
Male Population 731
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira Chaman compares

By the 2011 count Khaira Chaman is the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents. Its 168 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

Getting to Khaira Chaman

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

Khaira Chaman lies about 21 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Katari, about 8.7 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 Chaman
Nearest railway station Katari 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgir 9.5 km
Nearest town Rājgīr 9.5 km
District headquarters Nalanda 21 km

Villages closest to Khaira Chaman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira Chaman village had a population of 1,495. That makes it the 21st largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,808 residents.

Khaira Chaman village has 731 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira Chaman has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Khaira Chaman is 803116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira Chaman covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira Chaman falls under Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira Chaman is Katari, about 8.7 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 Khaira Chaman.

Khaira Chaman is about 21 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira Chaman is in Rajgir tehsil of Nalanda district. Katari is about 8.7 km away. Rajgir is about 9.5 km away. Rājgīr is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karimpur (under 2 km), Kharjama (under 2 km) and Molnadih (1.6 km).

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

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