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About Khuria Village

Khuria is a mid sized village in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil, in the district of Sheikhpura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 773, made up of 417 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 854 females per 1000 males. The village covers 123 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khuria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khuria village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sheikhpura
Tehsil Shekhopur Sarai
Pincode 811103
Area (hectares) 123 hectares
Population 773
Male Population 417
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 854
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khuria compares

By the 2011 count Khuria is the 20th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents. Its 123 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Khuria

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

How far is Khuria from other places

Khuria lies about 19 km from Sheikhpura, and the nearest railway station is Baghi Ghauspur, about 7.4 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 Khuria
Nearest railway station Baghi Ghauspur 7.4 km
Nearest town Wāris Alīganj 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Shekhopur Sarai 19 km
District headquarters Sheikhpura 19 km

Villages closest to Khuria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shekhopur Sarai 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 Khuria

As per the Census of India 2011, Khuria village had a population of 773. That makes it the 20th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,595 residents.

Khuria village has 417 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khuria has about 854 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Khuria is 811103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khuria covers 123 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khuria falls under Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khuria is Baghi Ghauspur, about 7.4 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 <5 km distance for Khuria.

Khuria is about 19 km from Sheikhpura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khuria is in Shekhopur Sarai tehsil of Sheikhpura district. Baghi Ghauspur is about 7.4 km away. Wāris Alīganj is about 11 km away. Shekhopur Sarai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohsimpur (under 2 km), Panhesa (under 2 km) and Mohabbatpur (under 2 km).

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

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