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About Khairwa Village

Khairwa is a large village in Riga tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,701, made up of 1,455 males and 1,246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 856 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843327, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khairwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khairwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Riga
Pincode 843327
Area (hectares) 227.39 hectares
Population 2,701
Male Population 1,455
Female Population 1,246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 856
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Khairwa compares

By the 2011 count Khairwa is the 28th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,354 residents. Its 227.39 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Khairwa

Khairwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khairwa as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Budhwara, Bulakipur, Ganeshpur Babhangawan and Ijrahia. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Khairwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Khairwa village had a population of 2,701. That makes it the 28th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,354 residents.

Khairwa village has 1,455 males and 1,246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khairwa has about 856 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 890.

The pincode recorded for Khairwa is 843327. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khairwa covers 227.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khairwa falls under Riga tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Khairwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Khairwa.

Khairwa is in Riga tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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