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About Khanita Village

Khanita is a mid sized village in Dinara tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,403, made up of 742 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166 hectares hectares.

Khanita Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanita village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Dinara
Area (hectares) 166 hectares
Population 1,403
Male Population 742
Female Population 661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
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 Khanita compares

By the 2011 count Khanita is the 59th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents. Its 166 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Khanita

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

Khanita lies about 76 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 14 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 Khanita
Tehsil headquarters Dinara 9.3 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 14 km
Nearest railway station Shaheed Baba Parav Halt 14 km
District headquarters Rohtas 76 km

Villages closest to Khanita

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanita village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 59th largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,259 residents.

Khanita village has 742 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanita has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Khanita covers 166 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanita falls under Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khanita is Shaheed Baba Parav Halt, about 14 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 Khanita.

Khanita is about 76 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanita is in Dinara tehsil of Rohtas district. Dinara is about 9.3 km away. Bikramganj is about 14 km away. Shaheed Baba Parav Halt is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bilaspur (under 2 km), Kumhaura (under 2 km) and Basuhari (under 2 km).

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

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