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About Khalwara Village

Khalwara is a small village in Jalalgarh tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 271, made up of 131 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khalwara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalwara village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Jalalgarh
Pincode 854327
Area (hectares) 78 hectares
Population 271
Male Population 131
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 Khalwara compares

By the 2011 count Khalwara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents. Its 78 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Khalwara

Khalwara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khalwara 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. The nearest villages by name are Jahangirpur, Jalalgarh, Junhari and Kankhudia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khalwara

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalwara village had a population of 271. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,611 residents.

Khalwara village has 131 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalwara has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

The pincode recorded for Khalwara is 854327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khalwara covers 78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khalwara falls under Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The census record for Khalwara notes the nearest railway station 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 Khalwara.

Khalwara is in Jalalgarh tehsil of Purnia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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