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About Khirichiya Village

Khirichiya is a large village in Raxaul tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,448, made up of 1,311 males and 1,137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 867 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khirichiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirichiya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Raxaul
Pincode 845305
Area (hectares) 170 hectares
Population 2,448
Male Population 1,311
Female Population 1,137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 867
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khirichiya compares

By the 2011 count Khirichiya is the 26th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents. Its 170 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Khirichiya

The census records public bus service for Khirichiya as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khirichiya from other places

Khirichiya lies about 36 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Raxaul, 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 Khirichiya
Nearest railway station Raxaul 3.7 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 36 km

Villages closest to Khirichiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirichiya village had a population of 2,448. That makes it the 26th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,305 residents.

Khirichiya village has 1,311 males and 1,137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirichiya has about 867 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Khirichiya is 845305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khirichiya covers 170 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khirichiya falls under Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khirichiya is Raxaul, about 3.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khirichiya.

Khirichiya is about 36 km from Purba Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirichiya is in Raxaul tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Raxaul is about 3.7 km away. Purba Champaran is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jatiyahi (under 2 km), Sihorwa (under 2 km) and Jakiyari (1.6 km).

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

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