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About Khapara Village

Khapara is a large village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,760, made up of 1,386 males and 1,374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares.

Khapara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khapara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 348 hectares
Population 2,760
Male Population 1,386
Female Population 1,374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Khapara compares

By the 2011 count Khapara is the 28th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Khapara

The census records public bus service for Khapara 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khapara from other places

Khapara lies about 29 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Dalkhola, 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 Khapara
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Dalkhola 12 km
Nearest town Kasba 19 km
District headquarters Purnia 29 km

Villages closest to Khapara

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 Khapara

As per the Census of India 2011, Khapara village had a population of 2,760. That makes it the 28th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Khapara village has 1,386 males and 1,374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khapara has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Khapara covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khapara falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khapara is Dalkhola, about 12 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 km distance for Khapara.

Khapara is about 29 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khapara is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Baisi is about 5.6 km away. Dalkhola is about 12 km away. Kasba is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jalal Pundale (1.9 km), Asja Mawaia (2.1 km) and Dumra (2.2 km).

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

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