About Khamela Village

Khamela is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 539 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,013 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares.

Khamela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamela village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Amour
Area (hectares)	130 hectares
Population	1,085
Male Population	539
Female Population	546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,013
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khamela compares

By the 2011 count Khamela is the 89th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Khamela

Khamela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khamela as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khamela from other places

Khamela lies about 23 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Jalalgarh, about 9.5 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 Khamela
Nearest railway station	Jalalgarh	9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amour	10 km
Nearest town	Kasba	13 km
District headquarters	Purnia	23 km

Villages closest to Khamela

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

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Common questions about Khamela

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamela village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 89th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Khamela village has 539 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamela has about 1013 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Khamela covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khamela falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khamela is Jalalgarh, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khamela.

Khamela is about 23 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamela is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Jalalgarh is about 9.5 km away. Amour is about 10 km away. Kasba is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.