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About Khairaha Village

Khairaha is a mid sized village in Dehri tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,853, made up of 979 males and 874 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares.

Khairaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dehri
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 1,853
Male Population 979
Female Population 874
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairaha compares

By the 2011 count Khairaha is the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Khairaha

Khairaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khairaha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khairaha from other places

Khairaha lies about 38 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Pahleja, about 3.0 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 Khairaha
Nearest railway station Pahleja 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Dehri 8.5 km
Nearest town Madhurampur Dehri 8.5 km
District headquarters Rohtas 38 km

Villages closest to Khairaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairaha village had a population of 1,853. That makes it the 29th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,387 residents.

Khairaha village has 979 males and 874 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairaha has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Khairaha covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khairaha falls under Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khairaha is Pahleja, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khairaha.

Khairaha is about 38 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairaha is in Dehri tehsil of Rohtas district. Pahleja is about 3.0 km away. Dehri is about 8.5 km away. Madhurampur Dehri is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghonghaha (under 2 km), Sakhara (under 2 km) and Patpura (under 2 km).

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

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