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About Khawaspur Village

Khawaspur is one of the larger villages in Lakri Nabiganj tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,562, made up of 4,839 males and 4,723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 533 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841416, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khawaspur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khawaspur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Lakri Nabiganj
Pincode 841416
Area (hectares) 533 hectares
Population 9,562
Male Population 4,839
Female Population 4,723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khawaspur compares

By the 2011 count Khawaspur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,354 residents. Its 533 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1064.

Getting to Khawaspur

Khawaspur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Khawaspur 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 Khawaspur from other places

Khawaspur lies about 28 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Basantpur Halt, about 9.2 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 Khawaspur
Nearest railway station Basantpur Halt 9.2 km
Nearest town Barauli 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakri Nabiganj 28 km
District headquarters Siwan 28 km

Villages closest to Khawaspur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lakri Nabiganj 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 Khawaspur

As per the Census of India 2011, Khawaspur village had a population of 9,562. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,354 residents.

Khawaspur village has 4,839 males and 4,723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khawaspur has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1064.

The pincode recorded for Khawaspur is 841416. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Khawaspur covers 533 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khawaspur falls under Lakri Nabiganj tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khawaspur is Basantpur Halt, about 9.2 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 Khawaspur.

Khawaspur is about 28 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khawaspur is in Lakri Nabiganj tehsil of Siwan district. Basantpur Halt is about 9.2 km away. Barauli is about 17 km away. Lakri Nabiganj is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Indauli (3.3 km), Madarpur (3.5 km) and Lakhanaura (3.5 km).

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

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