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About Khurhnu Village

Khurhnu is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 801 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Khurhnu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khurhnu village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Sheosagar
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 801
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
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 Khurhnu compares

By the 2011 count Khurhnu is the 30th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Khurhnu

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

Khurhnu lies about 30 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 11 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 Khurhnu
Nearest railway station Khurmabad 11 km
Nearest town Sasarām 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sheosagar 30 km
District headquarters Rohtas 30 km

Villages closest to Khurhnu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khurhnu village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 30th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Khurhnu village has 801 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khurhnu has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Khurhnu covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khurhnu falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khurhnu is Khurmabad, about 11 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 Khurhnu.

Khurhnu is about 30 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khurhnu is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 11 km away. Sasarām is about 14 km away. Sheosagar is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhui (under 2 km), Amtha (under 2 km) and Sarean (under 2 km).

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

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