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About Khairi Village

Khairi is a mid sized village in Punpun tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 587, made up of 300 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Khairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Punpun
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 587
Male Population 300
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Khairi compares

By the 2011 count Khairi is the 59th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Khairi

Khairi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khairi 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 Khairi from other places

Khairi lies about 15 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Jatdumri Junction, about 3.7 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 Khairi
Nearest railway station Jatdumri Junction 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Punpun 4.7 km
Nearest town Naubatpur 10 km
District headquarters Patna 15 km

Villages closest to Khairi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairi village had a population of 587. That makes it the 59th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,761 residents.

Khairi village has 300 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairi has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Khairi covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khairi falls under Punpun tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khairi is Jatdumri Junction, about 3.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khairi.

Khairi is about 15 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairi is in Punpun tehsil of Patna district. Jatdumri Junction is about 3.7 km away. Punpun is about 4.7 km away. Naubatpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bazidpur (under 2 km), Gulam Muhammad (under 2 km) and Khapura (under 2 km).

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

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