About Khairaha Village

Khairaha is a large village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,954, made up of 2,040 males and 1,914 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 444.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairaha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	444.83 hectares
Population	3,954
Male Population	2,040
Female Population	1,914
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairaha compares

By the 2011 count Khairaha is the 16th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 444.83 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Khairaha

Khairaha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khairaha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Khairaha from other places

Khairaha lies about 14 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, about 14 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 Khairaha
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	3.5 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Saharsa Junction	14 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	14 km

Villages closest to Khairaha

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

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Common questions about Khairaha

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairaha village had a population of 3,954. That makes it the 16th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Khairaha village has 2,040 males and 1,914 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairaha has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Khairaha is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairaha covers 444.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khairaha falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khairaha is Saharsa Junction, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Khairaha.

Khairaha is about 14 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairaha is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 3.5 km away. Bangaon is about 5.8 km away. Saharsa Junction is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.