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About Khirauli Village

Khirauli is a mid sized village in Guthani tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 826, made up of 429 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Khirauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khirauli village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Guthani
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 826
Male Population 429
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khirauli compares

By the 2011 count Khirauli is the 54th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Khirauli

Khirauli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khirauli as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Khirauli from other places

Khirauli lies about 30 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Bankata, about 14 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 Khirauli
Nearest town Lar 11 km
Nearest railway station Bankata 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Guthani 30 km
District headquarters Siwan 30 km

Villages closest to Khirauli

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 Khirauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Khirauli village had a population of 826. That makes it the 54th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Khirauli village has 429 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khirauli has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Khirauli covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Khirauli falls under Guthani tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khirauli is Bankata, about 14 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 km distance for Khirauli.

Khirauli is about 30 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khirauli is in Guthani tehsil of Siwan district. Lar is about 11 km away. Bankata is about 14 km away. Guthani is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kishunpura (under 2 km), Bauri (under 2 km) and Barpalia (under 2 km).

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

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