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About Khagaura Village

Khagaura is a small village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 84 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31 hectares hectares.

Khagaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khagaura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 31 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 84
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
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 Khagaura compares

By the 2011 count Khagaura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 31 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Khagaura

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

Khagaura lies about 43 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, 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 Khagaura
Nearest railway station Kanki 12 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 43 km

Villages closest to Khagaura

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 Khagaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Khagaura village had a population of 153. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Khagaura village has 84 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khagaura has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Khagaura covers 31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khagaura falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khagaura is Kanki, 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 km distance for Khagaura.

Khagaura is about 43 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khagaura is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 12 km away. Kishanganj is about 20 km away. Baisa is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aura (under 2 km), Nandania (under 2 km) and Mirpur (under 2 km).

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

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