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About Khairadih Village

Khairadih is a mid sized village in Karakat tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 392 males and 346 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares.

Khairadih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairadih village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Karakat
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 392
Female Population 346
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairadih compares

By the 2011 count Khairadih is the 96th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Khairadih

Khairadih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khairadih 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khairadih from other places

Khairadih lies about 64 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Bairi, about 2.7 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 Khairadih
Nearest railway station Bairi 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Karakat 8.5 km
Nearest town Bikramganj 8.9 km
District headquarters Rohtas 64 km

Villages closest to Khairadih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairadih village had a population of 738. That makes it the 96th largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,623 residents.

Khairadih village has 392 males and 346 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairadih has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Khairadih covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khairadih falls under Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khairadih is Bairi, about 2.7 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khairadih.

Khairadih is about 64 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairadih is in Karakat tehsil of Rohtas district. Bairi is about 2.7 km away. Karakat is about 8.5 km away. Bikramganj is about 8.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bensagar (under 2 km), Bhopatpur (under 2 km) and Gopalpur (1.6 km).

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

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