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About Khamhoura Village

Khamhoura is a mid sized village in Daraundha tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 921, made up of 447 males and 474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57 hectares hectares.

Khamhoura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khamhoura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Daraundha
Area (hectares) 57 hectares
Population 921
Male Population 447
Female Population 474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 Khamhoura compares

By the 2011 count Khamhoura is the 58th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents. Its 57 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1053.

Getting to Khamhoura

Khamhoura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khamhoura 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 Khamhoura from other places

Khamhoura lies about 13 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Pachrukhi, about 5.2 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 Khamhoura
Nearest railway station Pachrukhi 5.2 km
Nearest town Mahārājgani 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Daraundha 13 km
District headquarters Siwan 13 km

Villages closest to Khamhoura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khamhoura village had a population of 921. That makes it the 58th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,209 residents.

Khamhoura village has 447 males and 474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khamhoura has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1053.

Khamhoura covers 57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khamhoura falls under Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khamhoura is Pachrukhi, about 5.2 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 Khamhoura.

Khamhoura is about 13 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khamhoura is in Daraundha tehsil of Siwan district. Pachrukhi is about 5.2 km away. Mahārājgani is about 6.4 km away. Daraundha is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapur (under 2 km), Pasiwarh (under 2 km) and Pawat (under 2 km).

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

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