Skip to main content

About Khairi Village

Khairi is one of the larger villages in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,017, made up of 3,085 males and 2,932 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 306 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 848117
Area (hectares) 306 hectares
Population 6,017
Male Population 3,085
Female Population 2,932
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khairi compares

By the 2011 count Khairi is the 12th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents. Its 306 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Khairi

Khairi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Khairi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Khairi from other places

Khairi lies about 111 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Kopa Samhota, about 5.4 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 Khairi
Nearest railway station Kopa Samhota 5.4 km
Nearest town Revelganj 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 17 km
District headquarters Samastipur 111 km

Villages closest to Khairi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairi village had a population of 6,017. That makes it the 12th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,632 residents.

Khairi village has 3,085 males and 2,932 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairi has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Khairi is 848117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairi covers 306 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khairi falls under Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khairi is Kopa Samhota, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance for Khairi.

Khairi is about 111 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khairi is in Khanpur tehsil of Samastipur district. Kopa Samhota is about 5.4 km away. Revelganj is about 12 km away. Khanpur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kanu Bishunpur (3.2 km), Jagdispur (4.8 km) and Madhu Tola (7.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.