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About Khor Village

Khor is a mid sized village in Darauli tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,126, made up of 562 males and 564 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 130 hectares hectares.

Khor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khor village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Darauli
Area (hectares) 130 hectares
Population 1,126
Male Population 562
Female Population 564
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
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 Khor compares

By the 2011 count Khor is the 57th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents. Its 130 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Khor

Khor is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Khor 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 Khor from other places

Khor lies about 29 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Mairwa, about 15 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 Khor
Tehsil headquarters Darauli 5.5 km
Nearest town Sikandarpur 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Mairwa 15 km
District headquarters Siwan 29 km

Villages closest to Khor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khor village had a population of 1,126. That makes it the 57th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,792 residents.

Khor village has 562 males and 564 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khor has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Khor covers 130 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khor falls under Darauli tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khor is Mairwa, about 15 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 Khor.

Khor is about 29 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khor is in Darauli tehsil of Siwan district. Darauli is about 5.5 km away. Sikandarpur is about 8.8 km away. Mairwa 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 Kewtalia (under 2 km), Sarea (under 2 km) and Ukrenri (1.6 km).

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

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