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About Kelharua Village

Kelharua is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,487, made up of 717 males and 770 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841235, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kelharua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kelharua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Pincode 841235
Area (hectares) 113 hectares
Population 1,487
Male Population 717
Female Population 770
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kelharua compares

By the 2011 count Kelharua is the 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 113 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Kelharua

Kelharua is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kelharua as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kelharua from other places

Kelharua lies about 29 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 8.9 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 Kelharua
Nearest railway station Bankata 8.9 km
Nearest town Lar 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 29 km
District headquarters Siwan 29 km

Villages closest to Kelharua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kelharua village had a population of 1,487. That makes it the 24th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Kelharua village has 717 males and 770 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kelharua has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Kelharua is 841235. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kelharua covers 113 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kelharua falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kelharua is Bankata, about 8.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kelharua.

Kelharua 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.

Kelharua is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Bankata is about 8.9 km away. Lar is about 10 km away. Guthani is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Odikhor (under 2 km), Chitakhal (under 2 km) and Thegwalia (1.6 km).

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

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