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About Khaira Dew Village

Khaira Dew is a mid sized village in Kargahar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,737, made up of 888 males and 849 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Dew Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira Dew village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kargahar
Pincode 821107
Area (hectares) 267 hectares
Population 1,737
Male Population 888
Female Population 849
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
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 Khaira Dew compares

By the 2011 count Khaira Dew is the 30th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents. Its 267 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Khaira Dew

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

Khaira Dew lies about 20 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Barkisalaiya, about 4.0 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 Khaira Dew
Nearest railway station Barkisalaiya 4.0 km
Nearest town Nabīnagar 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kargahar 20 km
District headquarters Rohtas 20 km

Villages closest to Khaira Dew

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kargahar 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 Khaira Dew

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira Dew village had a population of 1,737. That makes it the 30th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,140 residents.

Khaira Dew village has 888 males and 849 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira Dew has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Khaira Dew is 821107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira Dew covers 267 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khaira Dew falls under Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira Dew is Barkisalaiya, about 4.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khaira Dew.

Khaira Dew is about 20 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira Dew is in Kargahar tehsil of Rohtas district. Barkisalaiya is about 4.0 km away. Nabīnagar is about 12 km away. Kargahar is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaira (under 2 km), Khaira Sahmal (under 2 km) and Khairahi (5.4 km).

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

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