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About Khutia Village

Khutia is one of the larger villages in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,438, made up of 3,325 males and 3,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares.

Khutia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khutia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 6,438
Male Population 3,325
Female Population 3,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khutia compares

By the 2011 count Khutia is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Khutia

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

How far is Khutia from other places

Khutia lies about 27 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 10 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 Khutia
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Telta 10 km
Nearest town Kasba 21 km
District headquarters Purnia 27 km

Villages closest to Khutia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khutia village had a population of 6,438. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Khutia village has 3,325 males and 3,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khutia has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Khutia covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khutia falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khutia is Telta, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Khutia.

Khutia is about 27 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khutia is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 5.3 km away. Telta is about 10 km away. Kasba 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 Bairia (1.7 km), Gothphar (2.0 km) and Shahpur (2.1 km).

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

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