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About Khapra Village

Khapra is a large village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,947, made up of 1,512 males and 1,435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.32 hectares hectares.

Khapra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapra village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 192.32 hectares
Population 2,947
Male Population 1,512
Female Population 1,435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khapra compares

By the 2011 count Khapra is the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 192.32 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Khapra

Khapra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khapra as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khapra from other places

Khapra lies about 51 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Araria Court, about 25 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 Khapra
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 10 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 16 km
Nearest railway station Araria Court 25 km
District headquarters Purnia 51 km

Villages closest to Khapra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapra village had a population of 2,947. That makes it the 14th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Khapra village has 1,512 males and 1,435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapra has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 930.

Khapra covers 192.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khapra falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khapra is Araria Court, about 25 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 km distance for Khapra.

Khapra is about 51 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapra is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Baisa is about 10 km away. Bahādurganj is about 16 km away. Araria Court is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokharia (4.3 km), Singhari (4.9 km) and Kabaia (5.9 km).

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

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