About Khanua Village

Khanua is a large village in Dhamdaha tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,849, made up of 2,048 males and 1,801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567 hectares hectares.

Khanua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanua village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Purnia
Tehsil	Dhamdaha
Area (hectares)	567 hectares
Population	3,849
Male Population	2,048
Female Population	1,801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	879
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanua compares

By the 2011 count Khanua is the 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents. Its 567 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Khanua

Khanua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khanua as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khanua from other places

Khanua lies about 33 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Sukhsena, about 4.2 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 Khanua
Nearest railway station	Sukhsena	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhamdaha	4.6 km
Nearest town	Banmankhi Bazar	14 km
District headquarters	Purnia	33 km

Villages closest to Khanua

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

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Common questions about Khanua

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanua village had a population of 3,849. That makes it the 28th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,178 residents.

Khanua village has 2,048 males and 1,801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanua has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 913.

Khanua covers 567 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanua falls under Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khanua is Sukhsena, about 4.2 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 village for Khanua.

Khanua is about 33 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanua is in Dhamdaha tehsil of Purnia district. Sukhsena is about 4.2 km away. Dhamdaha is about 4.6 km away. Banmankhi Bazar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.