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About Kherhai Village

Kherhai is a large village in Andar tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,478, made up of 1,113 males and 1,365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kherhai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kherhai village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Andar
Pincode 841231
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 2,478
Male Population 1,113
Female Population 1,365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,226
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kherhai compares

By the 2011 count Kherhai is the 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Kherhai

Kherhai is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kherhai 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kherhai from other places

Kherhai lies about 17 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 13 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 Kherhai
Tehsil headquarters Andar 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 13 km
Nearest town Maniar 15 km
District headquarters Siwan 17 km

Villages closest to Kherhai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kherhai village had a population of 2,478. That makes it the 16th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,804 residents.

Kherhai village has 1,113 males and 1,365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kherhai has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kherhai is 841231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kherhai covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kherhai falls under Andar tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kherhai is Jiradei, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kherhai.

Kherhai is about 17 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kherhai is in Andar tehsil of Siwan district. Andar is about 5.7 km away. Jiradei is about 13 km away. Maniar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doaen (under 2 km), Amnaura (under 2 km) and Hujhujipur (under 2 km).

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

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