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About Khairwa Village

Khairwa is a mid sized village in Paharpur tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,062, made up of 565 males and 497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 880 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.1 hectares hectares.

Khairwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Paharpur
Area (hectares) 59.1 hectares
Population 1,062
Male Population 565
Female Population 497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 880
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairwa compares

By the 2011 count Khairwa is the 40th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents. Its 59.1 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Khairwa

Khairwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khairwa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Khairwa from other places

Khairwa lies about 157 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Charpokhari Halt, about 17 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 Khairwa
Nearest town Arwal 7.1 km
Nearest railway station Charpokhari Halt 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Paharpur 18 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 157 km

Villages closest to Khairwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairwa village had a population of 1,062. That makes it the 40th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,403 residents.

Khairwa village has 565 males and 497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairwa has about 880 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 905.

Khairwa covers 59.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khairwa falls under Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khairwa is Charpokhari Halt, about 17 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 <5 km distance for Khairwa.

Khairwa is about 157 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairwa is in Paharpur tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Arwal is about 7.1 km away. Charpokhari Halt is about 17 km away. Paharpur 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 Bharwaliya (6.9 km), Tok Bharwaliya (6.9 km) and Noniya (9.7 km).

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

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