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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Naubatpur tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 737, made up of 383 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Naubatpur
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 737
Male Population 383
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

Getting to Khaira

Khaira is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khaira 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 10+ 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 Patna, and the nearest railway station is Pothahi, about 6.9 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
Tehsil headquarters Naubatpur 6.9 km
Nearest railway station Pothahi 6.9 km
District headquarters Patna 18 km

Villages closest to Khaira

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naubatpur 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 737. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,876 residents.

Khaira village has 383 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 900.

Khaira covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira falls under Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Pothahi, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khaira.

Khaira is about 18 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Naubatpur tehsil of Patna district. Naubatpur is about 6.9 km away. Pothahi is about 6.9 km away. Patna is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mitan Chak (under 2 km), Kardaha (under 2 km) and Dariapur (2.1 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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