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About Khonra Village

Khonra is a large village in Sugauli tehsil, in the district of Purba Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,443, made up of 1,315 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 845431, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khonra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khonra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purba Champaran
Tehsil Sugauli
Pincode 845431
Area (hectares) 277.2 hectares
Population 2,443
Male Population 1,315
Female Population 1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
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 Khonra compares

By the 2011 count Khonra is the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents. Its 277.2 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Khonra

Khonra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khonra 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 Khonra from other places

Khonra lies about 15 km from Purba Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Semra, about 7.2 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 Khonra
Nearest railway station Semra 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sugauli 8.8 km
Nearest town Sagauli 8.8 km
District headquarters Purba Champaran 15 km

Villages closest to Khonra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khonra village had a population of 2,443. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,174 residents.

Khonra village has 1,315 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khonra has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Khonra is 845431. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khonra covers 277.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khonra falls under Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khonra is Semra, about 7.2 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 Khonra.

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

Khonra is in Sugauli tehsil of Purba Champaran district. Semra is about 7.2 km away. Sugauli is about 8.8 km away. Sagauli is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baksa (1.8 km), Unwa Birit (1.9 km) and Ledihar (2.2 km).

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

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