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About Khalsa Arazi Village

Khalsa Arazi is a small village in Rupauli tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 140 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares.

Khalsa Arazi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khalsa Arazi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Rupauli
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 140
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
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 Khalsa Arazi compares

By the 2011 count Khalsa Arazi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Khalsa Arazi

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

Khalsa Arazi lies about 48 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Banikpur Halt, about 11 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 Khalsa Arazi
Tehsil headquarters Rupauli 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Banikpur Halt 11 km
Nearest town Naugachhia 12 km
District headquarters Purnia 48 km

Villages closest to Khalsa Arazi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rupauli 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 Khalsa Arazi

As per the Census of India 2011, Khalsa Arazi village had a population of 269. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,449 residents.

Khalsa Arazi village has 140 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khalsa Arazi has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Khalsa Arazi covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khalsa Arazi falls under Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khalsa Arazi is Banikpur Halt, about 11 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 Khalsa Arazi.

Khalsa Arazi is about 48 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khalsa Arazi is in Rupauli tehsil of Purnia district. Rupauli is about 9.9 km away. Banikpur Halt is about 11 km away. Naugachhia is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nathpur (under 2 km), Mohanpur Istamrar (1.7 km) and Kanp (2.0 km).

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

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