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About Khagjana Village

Khagjana is a mid sized village in Kasba tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 444 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Khagjana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khagjana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Kasba
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 898
Male Population 444
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Khagjana compares

By the 2011 count Khagjana is the 44th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Khagjana

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

Khagjana lies about 45 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 4.7 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 Khagjana
Nearest railway station Kanki 4.7 km
Nearest town Kishanganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasba 35 km
District headquarters Purnia 45 km

Villages closest to Khagjana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khagjana village had a population of 898. That makes it the 44th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,700 residents.

Khagjana village has 444 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khagjana has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Khagjana covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khagjana falls under Kasba tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khagjana is Kanki, about 4.7 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 Khagjana.

Khagjana is about 45 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khagjana is in Kasba tehsil of Purnia district. Kanki is about 4.7 km away. Kishanganj is about 15 km away. Kasba is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gargata Narharia (24 km), Jalkar (24 km) and Bochgaon (26 km).

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

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