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About Khanua Village

Khanua is a mid sized village in Morwa tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 308 males and 270 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares.

Khanua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khanua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Samastipur
Tehsil Morwa
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 308
Female Population 270
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khanua compares

By the 2011 count Khanua is the 49th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Khanua

Khanua is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khanua as Available within 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khanua from other places

Khanua lies about 28 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Shahpur Patori, about 4.5 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 Khanua
Nearest railway station Shahpur Patori 4.5 km
Nearest town Mahnar Bazar 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Morwa 17 km
District headquarters Samastipur 28 km

Villages closest to Khanua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khanua village had a population of 578. That makes it the 49th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,141 residents.

Khanua village has 308 males and 270 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khanua has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 929.

Khanua covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khanua falls under Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khanua is Shahpur Patori, about 4.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Khanua.

Khanua is about 28 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khanua is in Morwa tehsil of Samastipur district. Shahpur Patori is about 4.5 km away. Mahnar Bazar is about 14 km away. Morwa 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 Bond Dih Dakhli (under 2 km), Husainipur (under 2 km) and Kesho Naraenpur (under 2 km).

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

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