About Khilwa Village

Khilwa is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 880, made up of 443 males and 437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khilwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khilwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Guthani
Pincode	841239
Area (hectares)	104 hectares
Population	880
Male Population	443
Female Population	437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Khilwa compares

By the 2011 count Khilwa is the 53rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Khilwa

Khilwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khilwa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Khilwa from other places

Khilwa lies about 31 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 8.0 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 Khilwa
Nearest town	Lar	7.5 km
Nearest railway station	Bankata	8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Guthani	31 km
District headquarters	Siwan	31 km

Villages closest to Khilwa

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.

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Common questions about Khilwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Khilwa village had a population of 880. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Khilwa village has 443 males and 437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khilwa has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Khilwa is 841239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khilwa covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khilwa falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khilwa is Bankata, about 8.0 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 village for Khilwa.

Khilwa is about 31 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khilwa is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Lar is about 7.5 km away. Bankata is about 8.0 km away. Guthani is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.