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About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 292 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khaira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khaira village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Pincode 821112
Area (hectares) 182.11 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 292
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 96th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 182.11 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Khaira

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

Khaira lies about 68 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 24 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
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Pusauli 24 km
Nearest town Nokha 27 km
District headquarters Rohtas 68 km

Villages closest to Khaira

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khaira village had a population of 564. That makes it the 96th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Khaira village has 292 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khaira has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Khaira is 821112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khaira covers 182.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Khaira falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khaira is Pusauli, about 24 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 Khaira.

Khaira is about 68 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khaira is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 2.4 km away. Pusauli is about 24 km away. Nokha is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wojhwalia (under 2 km), Podumsi Dehra (under 2 km) and Harnathpur (1.6 km).

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

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