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About Khiria Village

Khiria is a mid sized village in Narkatiaganj tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,209, made up of 629 males and 580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.2 hectares hectares.

Khiria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khiria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Narkatiaganj
Area (hectares) 105.2 hectares
Population 1,209
Male Population 629
Female Population 580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khiria compares

By the 2011 count Khiria is the 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents. Its 105.2 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Khiria

Khiria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khiria as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Khiria from other places

Khiria lies about 8.5 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Narkatyaganj, about 5.0 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 Khiria
Tehsil headquarters Narkatiaganj 4.8 km
Nearest town Narkatiāganj 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Narkatyaganj 5.0 km
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 8.5 km

Villages closest to Khiria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khiria village had a population of 1,209. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,279 residents.

Khiria village has 629 males and 580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khiria has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 916.

Khiria covers 105.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khiria falls under Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khiria is Narkatyaganj, about 5.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Khiria.

Khiria is about 8.5 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khiria is in Narkatiaganj tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Narkatiaganj is about 4.8 km away. Narkatiāganj is about 4.8 km away. Narkatyaganj is about 5.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathia Khap (under 2 km), Bijbania (under 2 km) and Jaimangalpur (1.5 km).

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

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