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About Khemia Village

Khemia is a mid sized village in Amour tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 618, made up of 321 males and 297 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khemia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khemia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Amour
Pincode 854315
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 618
Male Population 321
Female Population 297
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khemia compares

By the 2011 count Khemia is the 116th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Khemia

Khemia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khemia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khemia from other places

Khemia lies about 32 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Surja Kama, about 12 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 Khemia
Tehsil headquarters Amour 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Surja Kama 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 22 km
District headquarters Purnia 32 km

Villages closest to Khemia

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.

Common questions about Khemia

As per the Census of India 2011, Khemia village had a population of 618. That makes it the 116th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,941 residents.

Khemia village has 321 males and 297 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khemia has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Khemia is 854315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khemia covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khemia falls under Amour tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khemia is Surja Kama, about 12 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 5 - 10 km distance for Khemia.

Khemia is about 32 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khemia is in Amour tehsil of Purnia district. Amour is about 2.8 km away. Surja Kama is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palsa (under 2 km), Rangrailal Toli (under 2 km) and Banbhag (under 2 km).

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

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