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About Khujwa Village

Khujwa is a large village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,308, made up of 2,145 males and 2,163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141 hectares hectares.

Khujwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khujwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Siwan
Tehsil Raghunathpur
Area (hectares) 141 hectares
Population 4,308
Male Population 2,145
Female Population 2,163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Khujwa compares

By the 2011 count Khujwa is the 7th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 141 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Khujwa

Khujwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khujwa as Available within <5 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 Khujwa from other places

Khujwa lies about 20 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Jiradei, about 18 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 Khujwa
Tehsil headquarters Raghunathpur 6.8 km
Nearest town Maniar 12 km
Nearest railway station Jiradei 18 km
District headquarters Siwan 20 km

Villages closest to Khujwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Khujwa village had a population of 4,308. That makes it the 7th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Khujwa village has 2,145 males and 2,163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khujwa has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Khujwa covers 141 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Khujwa falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Khujwa is Jiradei, about 18 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 <5 km distance for Khujwa.

Khujwa is about 20 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khujwa is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 6.8 km away. Maniar is about 12 km away. Jiradei is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ungo (under 2 km), Bhulli Chakri (under 2 km) and Navadih (under 2 km).

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

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