About Khaira Village

Khaira is a mid sized village in Sasaram tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,421, made up of 754 males and 667 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.6 hectares hectares.

How Khaira compares

By the 2011 count Khaira is the 52nd largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 112.6 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 926.

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 - 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 from other places

Khaira lies about 29 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 9.7 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.

Villages closest to Khaira

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

• Karserua under 2 km
• Murhi under 2 km
• Babura under 2 km
• Darigawan 1.6 km
• Kusri 1.6 km
• Gharbair 2.2 km

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.